Brother Ray

The multi-Grammy Award-winning pioneering soul musician tells the story of his childhood, career, and legacy—in this own words. 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