Ray Charles released plenty of hits throughout his career, but these are three of his songs that everybody should know.

This song is credited with the birth of soul music, and it was considered controversial when it came onto the scene in 1955.

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - "I just do what I do." That's what Ray Charles told Billboard in June 2002 when asked to assess his role in music history. Of course, Charles' self-effacing response belies a ...