Musings On Music History: In Which We’re Kind Of Blue, Take A Sad Song & Make It Better, and Got Georgia On Our Mind
09.23: On this day in 1930, Ray Charles was born. This baby would become the man who would propel R&B into the future, melding gospel with juke joint lyrics and jazz rhythms, as well as taking pieces of country, rock, and blues along for the ride. A singular, monumental talent, if you only know Ray…