Broadcast: June 1, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
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A deep dive into the remarkable career of Ray Charles, one of the formative forces in 20th century music whose impact is still clearly felt today.
Commentary by a host of top writers, scholars, musicians is woven into a playlist of 27 of some of Brother Ray's iconic performances and some lesser known gems.
Our commentators include music professors Alisha Lola Jones, and Tammy Kernodle; music writers Holly Gleason, Greg Kot, Aaron Cohen, and Richie Unterberger; LA musician Jon Spurney. Broadcaster Bob Costas granted us permission to excerpt his fine interview with Ray Charles from the 1994.