Brother Ray

Description:

Ray Charles has led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. Overcoming poverty, blindness, the loss of his parents, and the prevailing racism of the time, by the age of thirty-two Ray Charles was acclaimed worldwide as a genius. By combining the influences of gospel, jazz, blues, and even country music, he invented, almost single-handed, what became know as soul.

subjects: Biography,  Singers,  Singers, united states,  Singers, biography,  Jazz musicians, biography,  Charles, ray, 1930-2004,  Children's fiction,  Fairy tales,  Folklore, germany,  Jazz musicians,  Folklore,  Juvenile literature,  Jazz singers

People: Ray Charles (1930-),  Ray Charles (1930-2004)

Places: United States