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Old 06-10-2004, 02:27 PM
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R.I.P. Ray Charles

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Grammy-Winner Ray Charles Dies

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Ray Charles, the Grammy-winning crooner credited with creating American soul music with a blend of gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and "I Got A Woman" and heartfelt ballads like "Georgia on My Mind," died Thursday. He was 73.

Charles died at 11:35 a.m., surrounded by family and friends, said spokesman Jerry Digney.

Charles last public appearance was alongside Clint Eastwood on April 30, when the city of Los Angeles designated the singers studios an historic landmark.

Blind by age 7 and an orphan at 15, Charles spent his life shattering any notion of musical boundaries and defying easy definition. A gifted pianist and saxophonist, he dabbled in country, jazz, big band and blues, and put his stamp on it all with a deep, warm voice roughened by heartbreak from a hardscrabble childhood in the segregated South.

"His sound was stunning - it was the blues, it was R&B, it was gospel, it was swing - it was all the stuff I was listening to before that but rolled into one amazing, soulful thing," singer Van Morrison told Rolling Stone magazine in April 2004.

Charles won nine of his 12 Grammy Awards between 1960 and 1966, including the best R&B recording three consecutive years ("Hit the Road Jack," "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Busted").
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Old 06-10-2004, 03:25 PM
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I just heard about it on the radio. On the oldies station that I listen to are playing Ray Charles every other song. He will be missed.
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Old 06-10-2004, 04:12 PM
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I was so sad to hear that he died. Ray Charles was such a wonderful artist. May he rest in peace.
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Old 06-10-2004, 04:42 PM
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Just heard the news. Very saddened. My first thought was the Dr. Pepper Commercials he did.
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Old 06-10-2004, 06:36 PM
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My first thought was the Dr. Pepper Commercials he did.
I actually think it was Diet Pepsi. I'm going to have one at work tomorrow to honor his memory.

Geez. First Reagan, now Ray. Someone else famous named 'R' is going to die this week. It's just too freaky to be a coincidence.

He was a great artist, and when I was little, I thought it was so cool that he was visually impaired and still played the piano.

I'll miss him. He was always hidden behind those glasses, but still, his smile lit up his whole face.
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Old 06-11-2004, 07:31 AM
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I saw the news on TV this morning while having breakfast. It shocked me so much, I love his music, I have some of his records and he will be missed definetely
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Old 06-11-2004, 03:54 PM
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we lost a music legend

rest in peace Ray
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Old 06-13-2004, 08:48 PM
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His death hit me hard. I have loved Ray Charles for many, many years. He will be greatly missed in the music world.
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