Ray Charles on Soul music

“Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. … This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it.”

“But now if I can wrap myself up in that song, and when that song gets to be a part of me, and affects me emotionally, then the emotions that I go through, chances are I’ll be able to communicate to you. Make the people out there become a part of the life of this song that you’re singing about. That’s soul when you can do that.http://interview.sweetsearch.com/2010/11/ray-charles.html”