Ray Charles - Complete Early Recordings 1949 - 1952

For the very first time the legendary early recordings of Ray Charles complete, superbly remastered and presented.Ray Charles went on to invent Soul music but his genius and influences came from a background of musical invention and discovery that is covered by this set. From his earliest, Charles Brown and Nat Cole influenced recordings, to indie label hits that were the exact template for the Atlantic recordings that would soon follow. This is an important document of the roots of a musical icon.