Ray Charles Man and Music, Updated Commemorative Edition

Name: Ray Charles Man and Music, Updated Commemorative Edition
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ISBN: 9780415970433

ISBN-10: 0415970431

ISBN-13: 9780415970433

Edition: 2nd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Michael Lydon

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Ray Charles stands as an influential pop musician of the last half century. This biography covers his early life of poverty in the deep South and looks at his relationships, professional and romantic, as well as examining his influence on other singers.

Book details

List price: $38.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/22/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 472
Size: 6.10" wide x 8.98" long x 1.22" tall
Weight: 1.694



Prologue



Youth



Greenville 1930-1937



St. Augustine 1937-1945



The Death of Retha Robinson 1945



Apprentice



Jacksonville 1945-1946



Orlando and Tampa 1946-1948



Seattle 1948-1949



Los Angeles 1950



On the Road 1951-1952



The 1950s: The Atlantic Years



Atlantic Records 1952



New Orleans 1953



The First Band 1954



Breakthrough 1955



Growth to Genius 1956-1958



The Genius Moves On 1959



The 1960s: The Abc Years



Georgia on My Mind 1960



New Highs, New Lows 1961



I Can't Stop Loving You 1962-1963



Busted in Boston 1964



The Year Off 1965



Coming Back 1966-1967



Rolling Onward 1968-1969



The 1970s: The Invisible Years



Volcanic Messages Early 1970s



Life on the Road Mid-1970s



Divorce and Decline Late 1970s



The 1980s: The Long Comeback



Nashville Early 1980s



Medals and Honors Late 1980s



The 1990s: The Grand Master



No Time to Waste Time Early 1990s



Lion in Winter Late 1990s


Epilogue: Into the New Century


Acknowledgments


Source Notes


Bibliography


Discography


Index