RAY CHARLES
FILE – Blues singer Ray Charles sings “Oh What a Beautiful Morning” in Pasadena, Calif. during the 25th annual Easter Seal fundraiser event. on March 3, 1996. The Grammy-winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as ”What’d I Say” and heartfelt ballads like ”Georgia on My Mind,” will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/John Hayes, File)