You don't know me
Subtitle: reflections of my father, Ray Charles
By: Ray Charles Robinson Jr. ; with Mary Jane Ross
Contributors: Ross, Mary Jane
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harmony Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780307462930
Description: Ray Charles is an American music legend. A multiple Grammy Award-winning composer, pianist, and singer with an inimitable vocal style and a long catalog of hits, Ray Charles's music is loved by fans around the world. Now his eldest son, Ray Charles Robinson Jr., shares an intimate glimpse of the man behind the music, with never-before-told stories. Going beyond the fame, the concerts, and the tours, Ray Jr. opens the doors of his family home and reveals their private lives with fondness and frankness. He shares his father's grief and guilt over his little brother's death at the age of five, as well of moments of personal joy. He tells of how Ray overcame the challenges of being blind, writes honestly about the addiction that nearly destroyed his father's life, and paints a compassionate portrait of his resilient mother Della.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes index.