Wynton Marsalis, Willie Nelson and Norah Jones have combined their talents for this new album with title Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles (Blue Note label)
Lost for 50 years, these newly discovered concerts, featuring an hour and 45 minutes of performances, were filmed at the 1961 Antibes Jazz Festival in France and show Ray Charles in his prime period with the original Raeletts and his most legendary band (including David "Fathead" Newman and Hank Crawford.)
Ray Charles was commemorated on September 23, 2013, his 83rd birthday, with a United States Postal Service Music Icons Forever ® Stamp. Concord Records celebrates the occasion with the release of Ray Charles Forever, a deluxe CD/DVD collection on September 24th
"I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great" Ray Charles