Ray Charles

ContactMusic — Officials from the Ray Charles Foundation have filed suit against the late star's eldest son for publishing a photograph of his father in his new book.Ray Charles... more info

411 Mania — Over his new book... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Ray Charles Foundation has filed a lawsuit charging the late soul singer’s eldest son, Ray Charles Robinson Jr., with copyright infringement stemming from the use of a photograph and several of Charles’ songs in the son’s recent book “You... more info

Perez Hilton — Guess he should have check with them first before he paid homage to his father. Ray Charles Robinson Jr., along with Random House, are being sued by The Ray Charles Foundation for using a photo of Ray Charles and some lyrics in his new book You Don't... more info

Guardian Music — Jazz Voice, a celebration of the last 100 years of popular song, opens the 2010 London Jazz festival tonight. Song arranger and conductor Guy Barker kept a diary in the run-up to this year's eventJune 2010Writing around 22 arrangements for a 42-piec... more info

All About Jazz — I have often said that Norah Jones is the most versatile vocalist since Ray Charles. There are many that disagree with me, for a variety of reasons, but very few of their arguments actually have to do with her versatility. Some will say she isn't a t... more info

Guardian Music — Of all the acts at the London Jazz festival, there is no one to compare with the sixtysomething starThe 10-day London Jazz festival opens at London's Barbican on Friday night with Jazz Voice, the vocal extravaganza we have now come to expect on this ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Gumshoe said... Today on Gumshoe Grove: -- A new Top-10 from the home office in Poughkeepsie, New York, AND ... -- Album of the Week #27 (hint: ANFANG!) LISTEN. Learn. http://gumshoegrove.com/ mike-floyd said... ... some more electronic ambient hom... more info

ContactMusic — A previously unreleased duet between Johnny Cash and Ray Charles has been discovered. The recording, of a Kris Kristofferson track called 'Why Me, Lord' was made... more info

Guardian Music — This week we were keeping it reel as we bade a long farewell to the much-loved personal cassette playerFive things we learned from the blog:That you guys feel pretty nostalgic about the WalkmanThe meaning of 'Bad Gay Art' What the new N*E*R*D album s... more info