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Ray Charles Thesis

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Ray Charles is a famous musician and was sometimes called “the father of soul”. He did something fascinating in order to be called “the father of soul” which is combining different genres in order to make soul. Ray Charles was born on september 23, 1930. Ray Charles also, played many instruments including piano, saxophone, and clarinet. He was a great musician in the 1950’s. So let’s see what we can learn about Ray Charles. By combining gospel, the lyrics of blues and narratives of blues, country and, some jazz, Ray Charles invented soul. This is one of the reasons why is is called “the father of soul”. Ray Charles chose to play the piano. Ray Charles traveled with country, western, and jazz bands singing and playing the piano with them.

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