As one of Charles’s few solo Top 20 country hits during the '80s, this track doesn’t benefit from duet novelty. Instead, it shows his solo voice still had radio pull.

Long before playlists, streaming algorithms, and AI-generated tunes, Ray Charles was already tearing up genre maps and putting his own spin on the American songbook in ways few artists dared.

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Ray Charles stole catchy gospel rhythms joined them to the secular sentiments of blues, the devil's music, and created a recipe for the top ten. From blues to jazz, through rock 'n' roll and gospel, ...

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How Brian Wilson hooked up with an LA advertising executive to pen one of the most majestic and moving pop songs ever created ...

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I first met Brian Wilson in early 1962 at a record shop in Culver City when the Beach Boys were doing an in store appearance ...