RIP Ray Charles.
Distinctive voice, and actually a terrific jazz musician, in addition to being a R&B pioneer. Simply put, genius + soul = jazz. I will have to go home and see what RC I have in my collection.
Too many of today's alleged "artists" (yeah, I'm talking about you, Fiddy and Lil' STD and the Diseased Twins
) couldn't hold a candle to Mr. Charles' artistry.