By Janet Hubbard-Brown
Pioneering musician Ray Charles used to be one of many first performers of soul tune - a mix of gospel, jazz, state, and rhythm and blues. Born into poverty to a unmarried mom, he overcame blindness, racism, and the deaths of his trouble and mom to play 10,000 concert events and win 12 Grammy Awards over a 58-year occupation.
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After all, Ertegun and Wexler had believed in him and given him the time and space to rise slowly to the top. He decided to stall contract negotiations, though, and see what happened. Ertegun and Wexler wanted a signed contract and were worried by Charles’s actions. Ertegun even went out to the Midwest, contract in hand, to try to get Charles to sign, but Charles refused. 54 Fame In the meantime, Myers was in action. He went to Harry Levine, who was at ABC-Paramount Records, one of the newer major recording companies.
Biographer Lydon described RC at this age: He does not look blind; his eyes could have just blinked shut. His smile conveys both the shyness and the self-confidence of youth, and he has a youth’s thin moustache and trace of beard. The ears are high and prominent, the jaw and neck strong, but overall there is a lightness to the head 29 30 Ray Charles that suggests a slender figure. ” McKee bought a 15-minute spot on the radio on Saturday afternoons, and soon university students were calling in wanting more.
McKee wanted to try someone else, but RC liked Garrett’s sound. They called themselves McSon Trio, for McKee and Robinson, and they wore matching navy blue double-breasted suits. At McKee’s suggestion, RC started to wear sunglasses to hide his deformed eye. The sunglasses became a trademark. At the time, RC was only 18 years old. Biographer Lydon described RC at this age: He does not look blind; his eyes could have just blinked shut. His smile conveys both the shyness and the self-confidence of youth, and he has a youth’s thin moustache and trace of beard.