Ray Charles
A Music School Teaches Blind Youth to Find Their Voice
From Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder, to blind youth musicians in Los Angeles County, David Pinto fosters a love for music in those without sight.
What Will It Take to Resurrect Legendary New Orleans R&B Venue the Dew Drop Inn?
The grandson of the original owner dreams of reopening the Dew Drop, which hosted Ray Charles, Little Richard, and other greats.
This New Orleans Bartender Was Shot and Then Named His Bar 'Bullet's'
Rollins “Bullet” Garcia Sr. is a longtime New Orleans barkeep and owner of the legendary Bullet’s Sports Bar. A victim of a shooting that earned him his nickname, Bullet is a devoted member of the Seventh Ward neighborhood—but don't ask him to start...
I Wore Blackface in Quebec and Everybody Loved It
A Quebec media war exploded over the past few weeks after a Mario Jean a popular Francophone comedian wore blackface on national public television to impersonate black comedian Boucar Diouf. And when I was 12, I dressed up as Ray Charles in complete...
Dead Musicians
It is typical of music fans' immaturity and blind self-absorption that they mourn the deaths of their idols.