Ray Charles / Sharon Bell Mathis ; illustrated by George Ford.

Author/creator Mathis, Sharon Bell
Other author Ford, George, 1936- illustrator.
Format Book
Edition1st Lee & Low ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Lee & Low Books, 2001.
Description1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects

Abstract As a young boy he fell in love with music, and as a man, the world fell in love with his music. Ray Charles and his soulful, passionate rhythms and melodies have been embraced around the world for decades. Now, in this beautiful new edition of an award-winning biography, readers can follow Charles from his boyhood, when he lost his sight and learned to read and write music in Braille, until the age of 40, when he had become a world-renowned jazz and blues musician packing auditoriums and stadiums.
Awards noteCoretta Scott King Medal, 1974.
LCCN 00064109
ISBN1584300175
ISBN1584300183 (pbk.)

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