ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is planning to add soul singer Ray Charles to its “Music Icons Forever” stamp series. Postal officials say the agency is releasing a stamp featuring the Albany, Ga., native on Monday along with one of the artist’s previously unreleased songs. Charles was a singer and songwriter who pioneered […]
During Morehouse’s 25th Annual “A Candle in the Dark” fundraising gala over the weekend, the Ray Charles Foundation stunned the room by announcing their donation of $3 million to the college. “I know that Ray Charles had a long-standing relationship with Morehouse based on professionalism, integrity and honesty,” said Valerie Ervin, president of The Ray […]
The Ray Charles Foundation says it will appeal the decision of the United States District Court to allow some of the late singer’s children to reclaim copyrights on about 60 of his best-known compositions. As previously reported, U.S. District Judge Audrey Collins threw out a number of claims that the foundation had filed against the […]
Seven of Ray Charles’ children have prevailed against the Ray Charles Foundation’s legal effort to prevent them from reclaiming copyrights on about 60 of his best-known compositions, reports Variety. U.S. District Judge Audrey Collins threw out a number of claims that the singer’s namesake foundation had filed against the children after they filed termination notices […]
Publishers of Ray Charles’ “Georgia on My Mind” won a lawsuit against LiveUniverse, Inc. for posting the lyrics of the song online. Founded by Brad Greenspan, a co-founder of Myspace, LiveUniverse has to cough up $6.6 million to Warner Chappell Music, Peermusic, and Bug Music for copyright infringement. The Hollywood Reporter says that on Tuesday, […]
