Discover Ray Charles’ children, their names, mothers and legal battle over his $75 million estate. Dive into the full story ...

LOS ANGELES -- -- LOS ANGELES -- Shortly before Christmas 2002, Ray Charles called a meeting of his 12 children at a hotel near Los Angeles International Airport. Ten kids, ranging in age from 16 to ...

BEVERLY HILLS - Ray Charles, a transcendent talent who erased musical boundaries between the sacred and the secular with hits such as "What'd I Say," "Georgia on My Mind" and "I Can't Stop Loving You, ...

Ray Charles Robinson was born September 23, 1930, in Albany, Georgia. His father, Bailey Robinson, was a mechanic and a handyman, and his mother, Aretha, stacked boards in a sawmill. His family moved ...

Carlsbad’s New Village Arts will christened its new stage on Saturday as the Ray Charles Stage, in honor of the famed blues, gospel and R&B singer-songwriter and pianist who passed away in 2004 at the ...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - "I just do what I do." That's what Ray Charles told Billboard in June 2002 when asked to assess his role in music history. Of course, Charles' self-effacing response belies a ...