Pioneering musician Ray Charles was one of the first performers of soul music - a combination of gospel, jazz, country, and rhythm and blues. Born into poverty to a single mother, he overcame blindness, racism, and the deaths of his bother and mother to play 10,000 concerts and win 12 Grammy Awards over a 58-year career.
| ISBN: | 9781604130010 |
| Publication date: | 30th August 2008 |
| Author: | Janet HubbardBrown |
| Publisher: | Chelsea House Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 111 pages |
| Series: | Black Americans of Achievement : Legacy Edition |
| Genres: |
Educational: Music |
Pioneering musician Ray Charles was one of the first performers of soul music - a combination of gospel, jazz, country, and rhythm and blues. Born into poverty to a single mother, he overcame blindness, racism, and the deaths of his bother and mother to play 10,000 concerts and win 12 Grammy Awards over a 58-year career.
Ray Charles features in the following genres: Educational: Music
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Ray Charles was written by Janet HubbardBrown and published by Chelsea House Publishers
Ray Charles has 111 pages
Yes it is part of Black Americans of Achievement : Legacy Edition series