As we look towards the bright and shining future that includes a hip dissection of a few literary works, my thoughts have turned to Ray Charles. He hardly gets a mention in John Leland's book, Hip, The History. I wonder why that is. I am contemplating using the movie "Ray", which is based on the life and career of Ray Charles, as one of my literary texts for this essay.
Now I wonder if I am on the right track. . . . hmmm. I think Ray Charles probably was hip. I just wonder why Leland only mentions him peripherally. Maybe he's one of those people that Leland indicated in his preface "fell through one of the many holes in this book" (1).
Well, I'm going to see if I can find him as I look through the lenses of my "hip" goggles.
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