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Pop Goes the Jazz Star

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

In the last programme about jazz artists who dabbled in pop, Mel Hill considers Ray Charles , who started off imitating Nat "King" Cole's style and went on to create his own blend of blues, gospel and even country music. Series producer Philip Tagney

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Unknown:
Mel Hill
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Ray Charles
Producer:
Philip Tagney
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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