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The history of American music passes through Ray Charles. He had his first major-label, rhythm & blues hit in 1953 and his career would go on to encompass jazz, soul, pop, and country. By the time of his death in 2004 at the age of 73, he had become a larger-than-life figure and an American musical icon.

By this juncture, no new Ray Charles material likely remains. Maybe there...