Ray Charles Combined R&B with Gospel to Invent Soul Music
b"Host\\xa0Nate Wilcox is joined by musician and music historian Brooks Long to kick off their David Ritz book club with a discussion of his first book \\u201cBrother Ray: His Own Story\\u201d the classic autobiography Ritz co-wrote with Ray Charles. The conversation covers Charles' difficult childhood, his rise to fame with Atlantic Records, how he combined gospel and R&B to invent Soul music and his move to ABC Records and establishment as an American pop icon.\\nLet It Roll is proud to be part of Pantheon Podcasts.\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"