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• Landmark 1962 Album Available As A 180g LP!

  Ray Charles’ Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music is a major landmark in American culture. Charles demonstrated here that great songs with signature performances work in all genres fully exemplified by “I Can’t Stop Loving You” which became a standard in country, soul and R&B. Modern Sounds also brought America together during the Sixties’ civil rights movement and Charles became one of the first recording artists to have ownership and complete control of his masters.

  “Ray Charles was one of the most important artists in the history of American popular music,” says Concord Records President John Burk, “and his Modern Sounds albums were some of his most impactful works. In addition to massive commercial success, these incredible recordings had a huge social and cultural