A Ray Charles postal stamp that will live forever is planned to launch at Morehouse College, the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles and the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center starting September 23, which would have been the late giant of R&B, blues, gospel and pop 83rd birthday.
The new stamps, called “Music Icons Forever”, were revealed earlier this year by the U.S. postal service to commemorate three American original artists.
“No matter how many awards and accolades he received, Mr. Charles was genuinely humbled by each and every honor,” Valerie Ervin, president of the Ray Charles Foundation and executive producer of the compilation, said in a statement. “To him, it meant people appreciated what he loved doing so much — his music.”
Music greats Lydia Mendoza, a pioneer of Tejano music, and country superstar Johnny Cash are the other two artists included in the series.
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