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.
Author(s): Michael Lydon
Edition: 1
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 472
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Prologue......Page 12
Greenville 1930 1937......Page 16
St. Augustine 1937 1945......Page 26
The Death of Retha Robinson 1945......Page 36
Jacksonville 1945 1946......Page 42
Orlando and Tampa 1946 1948......Page 52
Seattle 1948 1949......Page 64
Los Angeles 1950......Page 76
On the Road 1951 1952......Page 84
Atlantic Records 1952......Page 98
New Orleans 1953......Page 105
The First Band 1954......Page 116
Breakthrough 1955......Page 130
Growth to Genius 1956 1958......Page 143
The Genius Moves On 1959......Page 168
Georgia on My Mind 1960......Page 192
New Highs, New Lows 1961......Page 206
I Can't Stop Loving You 1962 1963......Page 225
Busted in Boston 1964......Page 250
The Year Off 1965......Page 262
Coming Back 1966 1967......Page 273
Rolling Onward 1968 1969......Page 286
Volcanic Messages Early 1970s......Page 300
Life on the Road Mid-1970s......Page 316
Divorce and Decline Late 1970s......Page 334
Nashville Early 1980s......Page 354
Medals and Honors Late 1980s......Page 369
No Time to Waste Time Early 1990s......Page 386
Lion in Winter Late 1990s......Page 402
Epilogue Into the New Century......Page 412
Acknowledgments......Page 426
Source Notes......Page 428
Bibliography......Page 440
Discography......Page 443
Index......Page 449
