Well I don't think I've scored my life exclusively to Ray Charles.

Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.

I knelt at the altar of Ray Charles for years. I worked at a restaurant, and that's all there was on the jukebox.

I grew up singing Ray Charles and Jimmy Reed.

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.

I don't think I've met anyone with a stronger work ethic than Ray Charles.