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Ray Charles | Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music

Modern Sounds was an instant hit when it was released in 1962—despite the fact that “modern” and “country” didn’t exactly pop up in the same conversation very often. Charles’s album of re-worked country songs, many already made popular by the likes of Hank Williams and Jimmie Davis, sold more than a million copies, and spurred a follow-up Volume 2 that same year. Now, the two albums are being re-released by Concord Music, and as today’s listeners increasingly opt for genre-agnostic playlists over traditional albums or radio, Charles’s boundary-breaking Modern Sounds may be more relevant than ever.

Essential Tracks: “You Are My Sunshine,” “Your Cheatin’ Heart”

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