Learn about the life of this talented and inspiring performer.
Narrates the life of Ray Charles from his childhood, when he became blind and learned how to read and write music in Braille, to his extraordinary success as a jazz and blues musician.
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A biography of blind musician Ray Charles, one of the first performers of soul music, who overcame racism and drug addiction to play 10,000 concerts and win 12 Grammy Awards.
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 ...
Biografie van de Amerikaanse jazz-, soul- en popzanger (1930-2004).
Mais combien de fans connaissent l'homme derrière l'idole ? Dans cette première biographie complète qui soit consacrée à Ray Charles, Michael Lydon nous présente le géant de la musique américaine sous un jour inédit.
Ray Charles: člověk a hudba
Narrates the life of Ray Charles from his childhood, when he became blind and learned how to read and write music in Braille, to his extraordinary success as a jazz and blues musician.
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...
In the first-ever full-length biography of Ray Charles, Michael Lydon introduces us to this giant of American music as we've never seen him before. Beginning with his Depression-era childhood in...
Traces the personal life and musical career of the blind singer, musician, and composer, Ray Charles.
A biography of the popular singer, who became blind as a young boy.
Ray Charles: A Man and His Soul
Ray Charles a perdu la vue à l'âge de sept ans.
“Well, Johnnys daddy comes home for supper, and Wilburs daddy comes home for supper, and them twins down the road, their daddy comes home for supper. How come our daddy don't come home for supper every night?” “You know why.
Illustrated by George Ford In a beautiful new edition of this 1973 multiple award-winning biography, young readers learn the rags-to-riches story of legendary musician Ray Charles's life - from age...
Part of the Black American Series. This biography recounts the life of Ray Charles from his birth in 1930, right through his career as a musician which now spans over forty years.
Traces the life and career of the popular singer, describes his difficult childhood, and assesses his impact on popular music