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Was it an old 78 in the attic or the Blues Brothers movies or maybe catching the Rolling Stones on Ready,Steady Go? Paul Jones plays the tracks that converted his listeners to the blues.
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In this final programme Stuart Maconie discovers how Ray Charles survived the lean years of the seventies, when his career started to decline due to changing musical tastes, and how he re-emerged as the grand old man of soul in the eighties and nineties. With contributions from Ray Charles, Michael Lydon, his son Ray Robinson Jr., Raefet John and former lover Ruth Robinson.

Contributors

Presenter:
Stuart Maconie
Interviewee:
Ray Charles
Interviewee:
Michael Lydon
Interviewee:
Ray Robinson Jr.
Interviewee:
Raefet John
Interviewee:
Ruth Robinson
Producer:
Bob McDowall

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