Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

Charles, Ray; Ritz, David

ISBN 10 : 0786180951 ISBN 13 : 9780786180950

Editeur : Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005

Synopsis

Ray Charles (1930-2004) led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he reveals his life story unsparingly, from the chronicle of his musical development to his heroin addiction to his tangled romantic life. Overcoming poverty, blindness, the loss of his parents, and the pervasive racism of the era, Ray Charles was acclaimed worldwide as a genius by the age of thirty-two. By combining the influences of gospel, jazz, blues, and country music, he invented, almost single-handedly, what became known as "soul." And throughout a career spanning more than a half century, Ray Charles remained in complete control of his life and his music, allowing nobody to tell him what he could or couldn't do.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

David Ritz is the author and coauthor of many acclaimed autobiographies of entertainers, including Ray Charles, Etta James, Scott Weiland, Grandmaster Flash, and more. Five of his books have been New York Times bestsellers, and he has won the Gleason Award for Best Music Book of the Year four times.

Andrew L. Barnes graduated from the School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. His theater and music experience includes work with the Ensemble Theater Company, the Cincinnati Opera Company, and the Sorg Opera Company.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackstone Audiobooks
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786180951
• ISBN 13: 9780786180950
• Reliure: CD
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible