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Creator: Mike Evans
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 1891966

Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.4

ISBN: 1846093414
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9781846093418
ASIN: 1846093414

Publication Date: November 1, 2006
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Product Description
For a generation of musicians and fans, the late Ray Charles provided the catalyst that fused the previously largely exclusive genres of jazz, blues and gospel music. In an era when jazz and pop music were seemingly poles apart, the impact of Charles music was truly revolutionary in that it brought together these strands and fans for the first time. Traces Ray Charles amazing story from the abject disadvantage of being orphaned, black and blind in the South of the 1930s to the height of international success. Features exclusive first hand interviews and quotes from those who worked with, or were simply influenced by, the man who more than anyone else could truly be called the founding father of soul music.

Customer Reviews:
4 out of 5 stars

Good effort March 12, 2007
M. Buisman (Amsterdam, NL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is written after Ray's death so it chronicles his entire life. Based mostly on interviews by others and Ray's own autobiography it still gives a good overview. In the back is a great discography. Only thing missing is a little more critique on his personal life. His doings with drugs are not talked about that much and only his way with dealing with bandmembers can be seen as a darker side.
Still a good effort and a worthy read.

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