The first hall of famers included names like Buddy Holly, Fats Domino,Ray Charles, the Everly Brothers and, of course,Elvis Presley.

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Ray Charles singing "Blues In The Night." Chet Baker with "I'm Old Fashioned."

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Apart from the Simpson masterpiece, Louisiana recently has hosted the filming of Oscar-winning biopic Ray (about Ray Charles) and the thriller Skeleton Key.

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The project not only reunited Washington and Foxx, who appeared together in the Ray Charles bio-pic "Ray, " but it also gave the actress an opportunity to delve into a role that she said was challenging artistically and emotionally taxing.

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But I got a strong dose of Ray Charles from my older brother when I was coming up.

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