Ray Charles Sweeps 47th Grammy Awards

The late and great Ray Charles scored 8 wins at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards last night including Record of the Year and Album of the Year for Genius Loves Company. Other winners were Norah Jones (Best Pop Vocal Performance for Sunrise and for Best Pop Collaboration for Here We Go Again w/Ray Charles); Jill Scott (BestUrban/Alternative Performance for Cross My Mind); Bill Frisell (Best Contemporary Jazz Album for Unspeakable); Nancy Wilson (Best Jazz Vocal Album for RSVP - Rare Songs, Very Personal); Herbie Hancock (Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for Speak Like a Child); Charlie Haden (Best Latin Jazz Album: for Land ofthe Sun); and a series of Various Artists won Best Pop Instumental Album for their performances on the little-known and little heard Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar.