Interview of Ray Charles (1974)

November 1974, piano and plain talk

November 1974: Ray Charles sits at a piano for a television interview and keeps the talk plain, with the keys under his hands. He moves between gospel roots, country crossovers, and the practical business of leading a band when the room expects a legend to perform feelings on cue.

Sunglasses on, voice low, no ornament. When the questions get soft, he answers on the piano.