Ray Charles : man and music / Michael Lydon.
Ray Charles : man and music / Michael Lydon.
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Publisher
New York : Riverhead, 1998.
Date
1998.
Call Numbers
N782.42164/C476.2/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 436 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. Youth. 1. Greenville 1930-1937. 2. St. Augustine 1937-1945. 3. The Death of Retha Robinson 1945 -- Pt. II. Apprentice. 4. Jacksonville 1945-1946. 5. Orlando and Tampa 1946-1948. 6. Seattle 1948-1949. 7. Los Angeles 1950. 8. On the Road 1951-1952 -- Pt. III. The 1950s: The Atlantic Years. 9. A...
27. No Time to Waste Time 1990s.
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Publisher
New York : Riverhead, 1998.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
"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 Greenville, Florida, Lydon shows us the fight Charles has waged to fulfill his ambition to become a great musician."--BOOK JACKET.
"Lydon traces Charles' tumultuous career on the road and in the recording studio, bringing to life the highs and lows and the many memorable characters he encountered as he toured the Jim Crow South on the "chitlin curcuit," and the rest of the country. For nearly two decades, Charles struggled with heroin abuse. He loved countless women and became...
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Ray Charles : man and music / Michael Lydon.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 412-414), discography (p. 415-420), and index.
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Full bibliographic record available from Mason's Book Centre.
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N782.42164/C476.2/1
Record Identifier
74VMyQmaDXGA
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ISBN
1573221325 (acid-free paper)
9781573221320 (acid-free paper)
DDC
782.42164092
MMS ID
991002164379702626
