David Ritz - Brother Ray
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also by David Ritz
Biography
DIVIDED SOUL: THE LIFE OF MARVIN GAYE
FAITH IN TIME: THE LIFE OF JIMMY SCOTT
Autobiography
BROTHER RAY (cowritten with Ray Charles)
INSIDE MY LIFE (cowritten with Smokey Robinson)
THE RHYTHM AND THE BLUES (cowritten with Jerry Wexler)
RAGE TO SURVIVE (cowritten with Etta James)
BLUES ALL AROUND ME (cowritten with BB King)
GUIDE TO LIFE (cowritten with Sinbad)
FROM THESE ROOTS (cowritten with Aretha Franklin)
THE BROTHERS (cowritten with the Neville Brothers)
REACH (cowritten with Laila Ali)
GUILLAUME (cowritten with Robert Guillaume)
HOWLING AT THE MOON (cowritten with Walter Yetnikoff)
Novels
SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS
THE MAN WHO BROUGHT THE DODGERS BACK TO BROOKLYN
DREAMS
BLUE NOTES UNDER A GREEN FELT HAT
BARBELLS AND SAXOPHONES
FAMILY BLOOD
PASSION FLOWERS
TAKE IT OFF! TAKE IT ALL OFF!
Songs
SEXUAL HEALING
BROTHERS IN THE NIGHT
LOVE IS THE LIGHT
RELEASE YOUR LOVE
CAN YOU TELL ME WHO THE HEROES ARE?
RAY
For our mothers, Aretha Robinson and Pearl Ritz
Copyright 1978 by Ray Charles and David Ritz
New material copyright 1992, 2003, 2004 by David Ritz
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America.
Cataloging-in-Publication data for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
First Da Capo Press edition 1992
Second Da Capo Press edition 2003
Third Da Capo Press edition 2004
This Da Capo Press paperback edition of Brother Ray is an unabridged republication of the edition published in New York in 1978, with the addition of an Epilogue, discography, and some new photographs. It is reprinted by arrangement with the authors.
ISBN 0-306-81431-5
eBook ISBN:9780786728039
Published by Da Capo Press
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Lyrics from Romance in the Dark: Words and Music by Lil Green. Copyright 1940 by Duchess Music Corporation, New York, N.Y. Used by permission of Leeds Music Limited, London
Lyrics from Blackjack by Ray Charles: Copyright 1955 by Progressive Music Publishing Co., Inc. Assigned to Unichappel Music, Inc. (Belinda Music, publisher). Reproduced by permission of Carlin Music Corporation. International Copyright Secured. All rights reserved.
Lyrics from What Have They Done to My Song Ma by Melanie Safka: Copyright 1970 Kama Rippa Music, Inc. and Amelanie Music, Inc. All rights for the world assigned to Yellow Dog Music, Inc. Reproduced by permission of Carlin Music Corporation. All rights reserved.
This project could never have existed without the wonderful example set for me by my passionate, music-loving father when I was a very young boy. And without the love of my familymy wife Roberta, my daughters Alison and Jessica, and my sisters Esther and ElizabethI surely would have suffered some wild breakdown before completing the book.
I am grateful to Joyce Johnson for her splendid editing and to Aaron Priest for his splendid agenting.
And for their assistance, I thank Joe Adamswho first let me inMrs. Joshua Kahnwho patiently transcribed every word of this book into Braille for RayRon Boyd, Ivan Hoffman, Vera Tussing, Darryl Hardy, Gwen Cavitte, Beatrice Williams, Ruth Reams, Milt Garred, Quincy Jones, Nancy Jeris, Robert Foster, Jeff Brown, Norman Granz, Percy Mayfield, Paul Behn, Clarence Nelson, Lowell Fulson, Hank Crawford, Ahmet Ertegun, Mac Rebennack, Betty Carter, David Newman, Eddie Palmer, James Clay, Billy Brooks, Bill Tallmadge, Sid Feller, Charlie the Collector, Jack Lauderdale, Jorgen Grunnet Jepsen (for his Jazz Records), and Jerry Wexler, whose enthusiasm came at just the right time.
D.R.
Before I decided to work on this book I thought about it a long time. I considered all the possible consequences and rewards.
Would I be hurting myself? That was my first question. Would I be hurting anyone else? Did I really have anything to hide, anything which I couldnt tell, anything which I was ashamed of?
The answer to those questions is no. Looking back, I couldnt see anything that needed to be censored. There was no reason not to be straight. Whats done is done. Aint no taking it back. I cant turn around, and I dont want to. Thats not my nature. Besides, Ive been there already. So I decided to tell you all I can remember, according to my truest memories.
I never planned to write a book about my life. Had no earthly idea. So Ive been sloppy about keeping thingseven my own phonograph recordsand Ive come to these pages cold. No notes, no diaries.
Its all coming from my mind, from months and months of talking, from letting my thoughts run loose and free. Sometimes my memorys been sharp as a tack; other times my brains given out and Ive just drawn blanks. Ive tried to recall everythingthe good along with the raunchybut I know I havent succeeded.
Ive been hearing about myself for a long time. Some of the things people say are just opiniongood or bad. Some of the items are highly inaccurate or misleading. And theres also lavish praisefolk calling me a cornerstone of music or a legend in my own time.
Thats strong language, and lately Ive been trying to figure out how I really feel about it. How do I look upon myself? Well, in order to figure that out, I must look into myself.
That requires going back. Putting everything in the right perspective. Seeing where I come from and what Ive actually been through. That takes some time and some thought.
I intend to go back and relive it. And Im pleased to have you come along with me, pleased that youre interested enough to sit there and listen to me tell my story.
Before I begin, let me say right here and now that Im a country boy. And, man, I mean the real backwoods! Thats at the start of the start of the thing, and thats at the heart of the thing. All I ever sawand Im talking literallywas the country.
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