Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story
Ray Charles (1930-2004) led one of the most extraordinary lives of any popular musician. In Brother Ray, he tells his story in an inimitable and unsparing voice, from the chronicle of his musical development to his heroin addiction to his tangled romantic life. Overcoming poverty, blindness, the loss of his parents, and the pervasive racism of the era, Ray Charles was acclaimed worldwide as a genius by the age of thirty-two. By combining the influences of gospel, jazz, blues, and country...
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Includes David Ritz's moving account of "The Last Days of Brother Ray" and an updated discography
AcknowledgementsviiIntroduction to the 2003 EditionviiiIntroductionxiiHome3Going Blind15First Year at School20Summertime in Greensville27Back to School34Summers in Tallahassee46Making Out52Suffering58Scuffling in Jacksonville66Hungry in Orlando75Floppin' Round Tampa84Moving Cross-Country94Fooling with Drugs108Down to L.A.114The Road118Struggling as a Single134Texas145Roughing It153Family Dreams158Leading162The Girls167Fooling, Drowning, Hallelujahing173Whiskey and Watermelon180Widening the Range189Busted Again198Keeping Track of the Change204Too Close for Comfort213Back to the Country219For the Love of Women230Loosening Up239Wising Up246The Bad Bust252Kicking256Sentencing262Coming Back267Following a Leader271The Scene Abroad277B and Me283Working on the Building286Living and Dying295Nothing New303Little Bit of Soul307Afterword310Epilogue318Discography and Notes322Part IPre-Atlantic322Part IIAtlantic326Part IIIABC333Part IVTangerine/Crossover and Miscellaneous340Part V1978-1991344
