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Ray Charles
Author | : Sharon Bell Mathis |
Publsiher | : Perfection Learning |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-03 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 0756905974 |
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This is an illustrated biography of African American musician Ray Charles, following his life from the age of seven, when he lost his sight, to age 40, by which time he had earned international fame.
You Don t Know Me
Author | : Ray Charles Robinson, Jr.,Mary Jane Ross |
Publsiher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2010-06-08 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780307462954 |
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A deeply personal memoir of the private Ray Charles - the man behind the legend - by his eldest son. Ray Charles is an American music legend. A multiple Grammy Award-winning composer, pianist, and singer with an inimitable vocal style and a catalog of hits including "What I Say," "Georgia on My Mind," "Unchain My Heart," "I Can't Stop Loving You," and "America the Beautiful," Ray Charles's music is loved by fans around the world. Now his eldest son, Ray Charles Robinson Jr., shares an intimate glimpse of the man behind the music, with never-before-told stories. Going beyond the fame, the concerts, and the tours, Ray Jr. opens the doors of his family home and reveals their private lives with fondness and frankness. He shares his father's grief and guilt over his little brother's death at the age of five — as well of moments of personal joy, like watching his father run his hands over the Christmas presents under their tree while singing softly to himself. He tells of how Ray overcame the challenges of being blind, even driving cars, riding a Vespa, and flying his own plane. And, in gripping detail, he reveals how as a six-year-old boy he saved his father's life one harrowing night. Ray Jr. writes honestly about the painful facts of the addiction that nearly destroyed his father's life. His father's struggles with heroin addiction, his arrests, and how he ultimately kicked the drug cold turkey are presented in unflinching detail. Ray Jr. also shares openly about how, as an adult, he fell victim to the same temptations that plagued his father. He paints a compassionate portrait of his mother, Della, whose amazing voice as a gospel singer first attracted Ray Charles. Though her husband's drug use, his womanizing, and the paternity suits leveled against him constantly threatened the stability of the Robinson home, Della exhibited incredible resilience and inner strength. Told with deep love and fearless candor, You Don't Know Me is the powerful and poignant story of the Ray Charles the public never saw — the father and husband and fascinating human being who also happened to be one of the greatest musicians of all time.
Ray Charles
Author | : Susan Sloate |
Publsiher | : Bearport Publishing |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2006-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781597162678 |
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Learn about the life of this talented and inspiring performer.
Ray Charles
Author | : Michael Lydon |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2004-06 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781135878108 |
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Ray Charles: Man and Music is a complete biography of this seminal singer/pianist who has been active on the American music scene since the mid-'50s. Originally published in 1995 by Penguin Books, and universally hailed as the definitive biography, this new edition will bring Charles's life up to date, covering the last 7 years of his life.There are only a few legendary singers who have developed mass audiences while pursuing their own artistic visions: Sinatra is one; Ella Fitzgerald another. Ray Charles undoubtedly belongs in this pantheon of major musical stars. Ray Charles: Man and Music begins with Charles's impoverished childhood in Greenville, Florida, where tragedy struck early when the young Charles went blind at age 6 and was orphaned at age 14. Driven by his enormous talent and determination, Charles landed work playing some of the toughest juke joints in the state, fought heroin addiction, and finally landed a recording contract with Atlantic Records. Unlike other R&B singers, Charles took control of his career from its earliest days, moving on from his gospel-soul stylings of the mid-'50s to break through musical barriers, recording two country albums in the late '50s (at a time when the black presence in country music was barely felt), pure jazz, and then the powerful pop hits of the '60s. Famed music journalist Michael Lydon - a founding editor of Rolling Stone - is uniquely qualified to document Charles's career, having interviewed Charles and followed the star's performances since the 1960s. Originally published in 1995, and universally hailed as the definitive biography, this new edition brings Charles's life up to date, covering the last 7 years of his life. It coincides with the release of a made-for-TV movie starring Jamie Fox as Charles, currently in production by Taylor Hackford. Charles has also issued a new CD recently and remains active as a touring artist throughout the world.
Ray Charles
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : PediaPress |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9182736450XXX |
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Ray Charles
Author | : Janet Hubbard-Brown |
Publsiher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 119 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 9781438100951 |
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Traces the personal life and musical career of the blind singer, musician, and composer Ray Charles.
Ray Charles
Author | : Carin T. Ford |
Publsiher | : Enslow Publishers, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2007-02-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0766027015 |
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Traces the personal life and musical career of the blind singer, musician, and composer, Ray Charles.
Ray Charles
Author | : Michael Lydon |
Publsiher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : African American singers |
ISBN | : UOM:39015046293083 |
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"Universally hailed as the definitive biography since its original publication, this new edition brings Charles's life up to date, covering the last decade of his life. It is must reading for any fan of American music and the unique career of one of its greatest stars."--Jacket.