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Classic blues from the archive and the best of the new releases.
Tonight's session is a harmonica masterclass from
Sugar Blue, whose virtuosity made him first choice forthe
Rolling Stones.
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Stuart Maconie presents a series tracing the life and career of the versatile singer, pianist and songwriter.

Tonight's programme looks at the fifties, in which Charles produced a raft of R'n'B classics. With contributions from Ray Charles himself, his biographer Michael Lydon, Jerry Wexler and David "Fathead" Newman.

Contributors

Presenter:
Stuart Maconie
Subject/Interviewee:
Ray Charles
Interviewee:
Michael Lydon
Interviewee:
Jerry Wexler
Interviewee:
David "Fathead" Newman

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