By: ShaCamree Gowdy Ray Charles is officially among the greats who have been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, per the Associated Press. The Country Music Association announced Monday that the R&B legend, who helped transform country music during the Civil Rights period, will be formally inducted during a ceremony in 2022. RELATED: Six Black artists among ‘most diverse’ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Fans of the late Charles would say his induction into the Hall of Fame is long overdue. In 2004, CMT News’ Chet Flippo made quite the argument and pointed out that while Charles' career was not entirely committed to country music, neither was Elvis Presley's, who was rightfully inducted into the Hall of […]
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