I Can't Stop Loving You
Context
Ballad by Don Gibson recorded in February 1962 for Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (ABC-Paramount), with strings and choir arranged by Marty Paich. Number one on the Hot 100 for five weeks and a Grammy winner, the track embodies the soul-country crossover that opens a pop and white audience to Ray Charles.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Jump blues, R&B, Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. Among the origins and influences of Jump blues, R&B: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Boogie-woogie, Swing, big bands, Kansas City, Gospel.