The album was divided into two sides: one featuring a hard-swinging big band (arranged by a young Quincy Jones ) and the other featuring lush orchestral strings. The Standouts: Tracks like "Let the Good Times Roll" and his definitive cover of "Come Rain or Come Shine" proved that Ray could conquer any genre he touched. Why It Still Matters
The hallmark of was duality. He was a man caught between the church piano of his youth and the whiskey-soaked blues of the chitlin' circuit. In 1959, he stopped choosing between them. ray charles 1959
It is tempting to look at 1960 ("Georgia on My Mind") or 1962 ("Modern Sounds in Country Music") as Ray's peak. But those successes were built entirely on the foundation of . The album was divided into two sides: one