The birth of soulBy John, Adrian Lee, Adrian Chan and Ethan Lai

(Year 11)

Around the early 1930’s, the black human race was always discriminated and looked down upon.

Because they introduced R&B, many whites appreciated the genre due to their racist views

towards black peopleNot all white disliked black music. However, not all

black people enjoyed black music as they thought it was too sexual at that time. (Polysemic readings)

Ray Charles was completely blind at the age of seven. Ray Charles did not have

much choices in life at that time. However, he was

fascinated by the music on radio and dreamed to sing on

the radio one day

Ray Charles was inspired

by Louis Jordan in order to

become a professional

musician.

Ray Charles played piano like a pro at fifteen years

old ever since he was inspired by listening to

music on the radio.

In 1945 Ray Charles left the security of the school to seek a career out of becoming a professional musician

•Atlantic Records was the gatekeeper of Black Music at that time.

•Gatekeepers is people who go out, select the music and distribute it. At that time, they selected R&B which was created by Louis Jordan, a black musician.

Ruth Brown

Key Artists of that time

Little RichardBig Joe Turner

Ray Charles•Started his career

by performing gospel style musics.

•His first performance was a music named: “I got a woman”.

Rock and Roll (White people)

•It was more popular and many around the world enjoyed it.

•When rock and roll was founded, it quickly overshadowed R&B. R&B immediately 2became a forgotten music genre in the white world.