All About Jazz — Ray Charles's Message From The People to be reissued for the first time by Concord Records, May 5th Originally released on Ray’s Tangerine label in 1972, this concept album includes his classic, unforgettable version of "America the Beautifu... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThis wasn't just a concert, it was a rock event: the first ever UK performance of Astral Weeks, the 1968 album that established Van Morrison's solo career, and regularly appears in best-album lists, especially when compiled b... more info

All About Jazz — The Litchfield Jazz Festival, in the beautiful Litchfield Hills of Connecticut, has been presenting legends and introducing new talent since 1996. Over the years the festival has presented legends like Dave Brubeck, Tito Puente, Ray Charles and So... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — The songman born John Robert Cocker has always possessed a grittier, more soulful voice than anyone would expect from a northern Brit. But a fan since childhood of Ray Charles and company, Joe Cocker honed his own vocal instrument with an authentic b... more info

All About Jazz — Classics “Georgia On My Mind”, “I Can’t Stop Loving You” and “Crying Time” among many others finally available via digital outlets LOS ANGELES, Calif. – One of the most anticipated song collections a... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - One of the most requested song collections among digital music buyers, Ray Charles’ post-1960 catalog will finally go digital ! Starting April 7th, iTunes will have a two-week exclusive on the catalog of 28 albums; they'll then... more info

411 Mania — Get the classic version of "America The Beautiful" and 20 more huge hits... more info

MTV.com News — Mickey Rourke will join Kid, Pussycat Dolls leader at 25th-anniversary show.By Jocelyn Vena Nicole Scherzinger Photo: Rebecca Sapp/ WireImage Kid Rock and Nicole Scherzinger have been tapped as the musical guests for "WrestleMania XXV" on ... more info

JamBase — Images by: Dave Vann Simply put, The New Mastersounds are funky goodness incarnate. This U.K. based quartet - Eddie Roberts (guitar), Simon Allen (drums), Pete Shand (bass guitar) and Joe Tatton (organ and piano) - understands the ins & outs of sou... more info

All About Jazz — In conjunction with the Concord Record Group reissue of seven classic Ray Charles recordings, pre-production has started on Bret Jazz Video Guy Primacks new Video Podcast series, Ray Charles, Genius. The series, produced with the cooperation of Ra... more info