Brother Ray : Ray Charles' own story

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Brother Ray : Ray Charles' own story

Entry/Object ID

Library.1514

Tags

Library JAMM as of June 4, 2023

Description

364 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm Brother Ray : Ray Charles' own story by Ray Charles. Originally published: New York : Dial Press, ©1978. With new epilogue, updated discography, and some new photos. JAMM The world-famous musician talks about his childhood, his blindness, the years on the road developing and perfecting his musical style, and his attitudes toward women, drugs, religion, and death. Contents: Introduction -- Home -- Going blind -- First year at school -- Summertime in Greensville -- Back to school -- Summers in Tallahassee -- Making out -- Suffering -- Scuffling in Jacksonville -- Hungry in Orlando -- Floppin' round Tampa -- Moving cross-country -- Fooling with drugs -- Down to L.A. -- The road -- Struggling as a single -- Texas -- Roughing it -- Family dreams -- Leading -- The girls -- Fooling, drowning, hallelujahing -- Whiskey and watermelon -- Widening the range -- Busted again -- Keeping track of the change -- Too close for comfort -- Back to the country -- For the love of women -- Loosening up -- Wising up -- The bad bust -- Kicking -- Sentencing -- Coming back -- Following a leader -- The scene abroad -- B and me -- Working on the building -- Living and dying -- Nothing new -- Little bit of soul -- Afterword :The last days of Brother Ray. Discography: pages 335-364

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Charles, Ray, -- 1930-2004., African American singers -- United States -- Biography., Soul musicians -- United States -- Biography., Singers -- United States -- Biography., Jacksonville Area Music Museum (JAMM).

Publication Details

Author

Charles, Ray, Ritz, David

Edition

3rd Da Capo Press ed.

Publisher

Da Capo

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Cambridge, Mass.

Call No.

ML 420 .C46 A3 2004