By Colette Bancroft
Times Book Editor
University of Tampa professor and author John Capouya (Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band) will discuss his book and the music that inspired it at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive.
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