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Record Nr.

UNINA9910967563903321

Autore

Lydon Michael

Titolo

Ray Charles : man and music / / Michael Lydon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-135-87809-9

1-280-07739-5

0-203-60649-3

0-203-49832-1

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (465 p.)

Classificazione

MUS000000

Disciplina

782.42164/092 B

782.42164092

Soggetti

Singers - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Prologue; Greenville 1930  1937; St. Augustine 1937  1945; The Death of Retha Robinson 1945; Jacksonville 1945  1946; Orlando and Tampa 1946  1948; Seattle 1948  1949; Los Angeles 1950; On the Road 1951  1952; Atlantic Records 1952; New Orleans 1953; The First Band 1954; Breakthrough 1955; Growth to Genius 1956  1958; The Genius Moves On 1959; 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; Volcanic Messages Early 1970s

Life on the Road Mid-1970sDivorce and Decline Late 1970s; Nashville Early 1980s; Medals and Honors Late 1980s; No Time to Waste Time Early 1990s; Lion in Winter Late 1990s; Epilogue  Into the New Century; Acknowledgments; Source Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.