Ray Charles
by Sharon Bell Mathis, Illustrated by George Ford

A beautiful new edition of this 1973 multiple, award-winning biography, young readers learn the, rags-to-riches story of legendary musician Ray, Charles’s life - from age 7, when he loses his,sight completely, to age 40, when he performs to, dazzled audiences world-wide and participates in,the fight for racial justice. A new introduction ,by the author sets the context for Charles’s, journey to stardom, and an afterword updates his,life to the present.