Ray Charles - Ray Charles Essentials: The Greatest Feel Good Jazz and Soul Hits (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 5:28:08 | 750 Mb / 1.7 Gb
Genre: R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Jazz
Ray Charles was the musician most responsible for developing soul music. Singers like Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson also did a great deal to pioneer the form, but Charles did even more to devise a new form of black pop by merging '50s R&B with gospel-powered vocals, adding plenty of flavor from contemporary jazz, blues, and (in the '60s) country. Then there was his singing; his style was among the most emotional and easily identifiable of any 20th century performer, up there with the likes of Elvis and Billie Holiday. He was also a superb keyboard player, arranger, and bandleader.