Let It Roll: Ray Charles Combined R&B with Gospel to Invent Soul Music
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English - June 15, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MB - ★★★★ - 240 ratingsMusic History Music Music Commentary comedy culture interview business health entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Host Nate Wilcox is joined by musician and music historian Brooks Long to kick off their David Ritz book club with a discussion of his first book “Brother Ray: His Own Story” the classic autobiography Ritz co-wrote with Ray Charles. The conversation covers Charles' difficult childhood, his rise to fame with Atlantic Records, how he combined gospel and R&B to invent Soul music and his move to ABC Records and establishment as an American pop icon.
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