RIP Charles Bradley - Legendary Soul Singer

Charles Bradley was definitely the definition of soul. The legendary singer passed away today (September 23) and he left the world without being bitter although all of his soul singing was due to the trails and tribulations of his life. He was also known as a James Brown impersonator.

According to Billboard his biggest hits were:

“Heartaches and Pain,” from debut LP No Time for Dreaming, released in 2011, details the night his brother was shot down the block from their home in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. His last album, Changes, is named for its cover of the titular Black Sabbath ballad, which he recorded in honor of the death of his mother, Inez. She had abandoned him when he was a few months old, but they reconciled and he took a bus back to Brooklyn from where he’d been living on the West Coast. They lived together until she passed in 2014. Their relationship, living in a modest apartment, is a central theme of the 2012 documentary, Charles Bradley: Soul of America.

Charles Bradley spent much of his life working odd jobs as a handyman - and some of it living on the streets, sleeping in subway cars in New York City.

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