Chapter 01 — Today in music
On a day like today June 10
2004
Ray Charles dies, the genius who mixed church with nightclub
On June 10, 2004, Ray Charles died in Beverly Hills at 73. By crossing gospel with rhythm and blues in the fifties, he invented much of soul music and scandalized purists of both worlds. Blind since childhood and a rehabilitated addict, he turned every style he touched, from country to jazz, into his own territory. Genre: Ray Charles.
Ray Charles
1966
'Paperback Writer': the Beatles turn up the bass and the nerve
On June 10, 1966, 'Paperback Writer' was released in the UK — the single where the Beatles finally abandoned simple love songs: here the protagonist is a writer desperate to get published. With McCartney's bass recorded at unprecedented volume and laboratory-grade vocal harmonies, it was the exact bridge between touring-era pop and the experimental age of 'Revolver'.
The Beatles
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