Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia LibrariesUnited States, 39.76, -98.51950/1970Ray Charles, a performer and recording artist, pioneered a new style of music in the 1950s and 1960s called "soul," a blend of gospel, blues, and jazz.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/Musicians--United StatesAfrican American musiciansSingers--United StatesAfrican American singersSoul musicSoul musicians--United StatesAfrican Americans--MusicEntertainers--United StatesAfrican American entertainersPianists--United StatesPiano--United StatesBlind musicians--United StatesMen--United StatesAfrican American menCharles, Ray, 1930-2004Ray CharlesStillImage