Ray
Charles is being honoured with a limited-edition US Postal Service stamp, which
was released today as part of the 'Music Icons Forever' series.
Georgia-born
Charles, who died aged 73 in 2004, was a singer and songwriter who pioneered
the soul and rhythm and blues genres.
Events
are being planned in Atlanta and Los Angeles to celebrate Charles's inclusion
in the stamp series.
The
release of the postage stamp coincides with a new compilation album, Ray
Charles Forever, which features a previously-unreleased recording of They Can't
Take That Away From Me, a song he frequently performed in his live shows.
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