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The Brothers
Published in Hardcover by Little Brown & Company (2000)
Authors: Art Neville, Aaron Neville, Charles Neville, Cyril Neville, and David Ritz
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Extraordinary!
David Ritz has helped many rhythm and blues musicians write their autobiographies, including Ray Charles, B. B. King, Marvin Gaye, Etta James, and Aretha Franklin. The characteristics that these books share is the sense that the subject is writing directly to you as you read, and that the bad times as well as the good times are revealed. If you are a fan of the musician, you feel like you have a better understanding of them once you've read the book Ritz helped them write.

The Neville Brothers' story must have been complicated to organize because there are 4 Neville Brothers, Art, Charles, Aaron and Cyrille. They tell their stories simultaneously, a paragraph or two by one brother and then a paragraph or two by another and so on. The story they tell is fascinating and often horrific! Violence, drug abuse, crazy characters, prison terms and danger fill virtually every page. These are fascinating lives to read about, but I wouldn't want to live them! Aaron and Charles seem to be the most forthcoming and the most sympathetic of the brothers. If you love Neville Brothers' music, you'll want to own this book!

very complete
THe Neville Brothers are a very solid unit.Great talents.this book takes them not only as a Group but also as People with feelings&outlooks.David Ritz does a Great job of doing books.always Interesting reads.this is a very complete book.long overdue on these greats.but better late than never.

The Nevilles: the road to reognition and resolution
The Brothers is a coherent and compelling series of autobiographical narratives, alternating among Art, Charles, Aaron, and Cyril. These perspectives are a valuable record of collective memory, as well as moving individual journeys. American culture from the late 1930s to the close of century informs and drives these voices: here is camaraderie and racism, love and alienation, spirituality and hedonism, cruelty and tenderness, peace and rage, cocky determination and chilling fear, triumph and despair--all related with a palpable frankness. Those of us born in the 30s and 40s will find parts of ourselves here; those born later will see how true it is that "past is present." Lovers of jazz, blues, early rock'roll, funk and r&b, and New Orleans rhythms will revel in the stories of contacts with the "greats." The street language may put off some readers. With all respect to those readers, I suggest their tolerance. It is no small thing that those who struggle with personal demons may find a light to their paths between the covers of this book. Over 300 pages, family photos, discographies, and an index.


Bottle by Bottle to a Classic Cocktail Bar
Published in Hardcover by Foulsham & Co Ltd (1997)
Authors: Charles, Carlos, Sue Parkin, Charles of the Ritz, and Carlos of Raffles
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Make every year a great year!
And every day for that matter. This is a classy book from England with eye popping photography of each libation. Garnishes range from the simplistic to the flamboyant. What I most like is the plan the authors lay out to slowly stock your own bar. Week by week you purchase the featured liquor: Gin one week, rum the next, etc. etc. The only problem I have is converting the alcohol amounts into ounces. The authors use their country's convention of the measure. That is 1 measure (msr)= 1 gill = 25 ml. But this is not enough of a problem to stay away from this book.


Brother Ray: Ray Charles Own Story
Published in Hardcover by Doubleday (1978)
Authors: Ray Charles and David Ritz
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great book
reading about this Genius,Legend etc.. is incredible.the man has led a life&then some.his music his life is all in this book.the good&the bad.this man has many faces.David Ritz is a genius.he usually hits the mark with whatever subject that he is writting about.a deep thought provoking book.


A fly fisher's life
Published in Unknown Binding by Crown Publishers ()
Author: Charles C. Ritz
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Frontier Surgeons: A Story About the Mayo Brothers (Carolrhoda Creative Minds Book)
Published in Library Binding by Carolrhoda Books (1989)
Authors: Emily Crofford and Karen Ritz
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Ray Charles: Voice of Soul (Great Achievers: Lives of the Physically Callenged)
Published in Paperback by Chelsea House Publishing (1994)
Authors: David Ritz, Jerry Lewis, and John F. Callahan
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