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Modern Country Starts Here: 5 LPs, remastered and restored to their original form, four of Ray Charles' classic country recordings including 'Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music (Vol 1 2)', 'Crying Time', 'Country & Western Meets Rhythm & Blues', plus an all-new collection of the most iconic songs from Ray Charles' country repertoire, 'Best of Country & Western'. With these recordings, Ray Charles created a new kind of American music, expanding the sound of “country” in ways that allowed

RAY CHARLES recorded the Tony Joe White country classic ‘3/4 TIME’ for his album, “Wish You Were Here Tonight” back in ‘83. Here he is nearly 20 years later performing it with country recording artist Travis Tritt on CMT Crossroads. During the show, Tritt pointed at Ray and said, “This is as good as it gets for me”. | Ray Charles

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Ray Charles plays the piano while in the studio to record his solo on the 1985 recording of “We Are The World” on January 28, 1985 with commentary from Lionel Richie and Ray Charles himself | "We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song" documentary courtesy of USA For Africa | USA For Africa