R ay Charles Robinson, born on September 23, 1930, in Albany, Georgia, and better known to the world as Ray Charles, was a musical prodigy and pioneer whose impact on the music world transcended ...

Of all his many romances, however, Ray Charles called only two “wife.” The man behind songs like What’d I Say, Hit the Road Jack, and Georgia on My Mind married Eileen Williams in 1952.

Also, every drink at Ray's is named after a famous Ray, which is where the name comes from. Unfortunately, I didn't use a Georgia-based spirit on the menu ("Georgia on my Mind"), so I guess a ...

A year after the release of "Genius of Ray Charles," his version of Hoagy Carmichael's American songbook standard "Georgia On My Mind" from his ABC/Paramount debut album "The Genius Hits the Road ...