A stamp featuring musician Ray Charles is unveiled as singer Ashanti performs at the event at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. The U.S. Postal Service is planning to add soul singer Ray Charles to its "Music Icons Forever" stamp series. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A stamp featuring musician Ray Charles is unveiled as singers Ashanti and Kenny Rogers, third and fourth from left, stand on stage during the event at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013. The U.S. Postal Service is planning to add soul singer Ray Charles to its "Music Icons Forever" stamp series. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this undated photo provided by the The U.S. Postal Service, a new Postal Service stamp honoring musician Ray Charles is shown. The stamp is part of the Music Icons series of stamps. The stamp is to be unveiled in Atlanta. (AP Photo/The U.S. Postal Service)
ATLANTA — The U.S. Postal Service has added a world-famous musician and Georgia native to its “Music Icons Forever” stamp series.
Postal service officials unveiled a limited-edition stamp featuring Ray Charles, of Albany, on Monday along with one of the artists’ previously unreleased songs.
Charles was a singer and songwriter who pioneered the soul and rhythm and blues genres. He died in 2004.
Events were planned in Atlanta and Los Angeles to celebrate Charles’ induction into the series.
R&B singer, Ashanti, and the Morehouse Glee Club performed at the school’s Ray CharlesPerforming Arts Center, and Chaka Khan is headlining an event at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live.
The U.S. Postal Service honors music legends annually by featuring them on limited-edition stamps.
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