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100 1 _aEvans, Mike,
_d1941 October 30-
245 1 0 _aRay Charles :
_bthe birth of soul /
_cMike Evans.
260 _aLondon :
_bOmnibus,
_cc2005.
300 _axvi, 362 p., [24] p. of plates :
_bill., ports. ;
_c24 cm.
366 _b20050815
_cAvailable
500 _aIncludes index.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-312).
504 _aDiscography: (p. 313-332).
520 8 _aMike Evans 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. First-hand interviews and quotes are featured from those who worked with, or were simply influenced by him.
_bFor 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.
600 1 0 _aCharles, Ray,
_d1930-2004.
650 0 _aSingers
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aAfrican American singers
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 7 _aBiography.
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650 7 _aBiography & non-fiction prose
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650 7 _aMusic: styles & genres
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650 7 _aBiography: arts & entertainment
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