When we spoke, he was in his recording studio. Ray Charles was nicknamed The Genius, not just for his great singing and piano playing, but for his producing, arranging and choice of songs. "True Genius" is also available on digital platforms. This is an interview we love to return to every few years, and this seems like a perfect opportunity, especially since there's also a new box set called "True Genius" collecting 90 newly remastered recordings. I had the luck of interviewing him in 1998, after the release of a box set collecting his complete country and western recordings from 1959 to '86. But his 1962 album, "Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music," became one of his best-known records and included some of his biggest hits like "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "You Don't Know Me." That may sound odd to you, since he's such a pivotal figure in soul music and rhythm and blues. Ray Charles was voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame last month.
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