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RIP Ray Charles

nooooo...

damn.. Its nothing but Ray Charles the rest of the day for me.

"Georgia On My Mind"

Now where is that Airport Express :) damn.

- Doc
 
shi*t

i really loved ray charles, all the good musicians are dying :( last time i cried was george harrison, rest in peace ray, u were awesome and still are.
 
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"I suppose I gotta take an IOU..."

RIP Ray :(
 
The worst thing about great artists like Ray Charles dying is that the new artists now up-and-coming are nothing by comparison. All these talented people leave us, and there is little new talent to replace them. :(
 
Spanish Angels does it for me, I get tears in my eyes every time I hear it. Now it's gonna mean even more, RIP Ray, you moved so many souls and were loved by all. More than a musician the man was a diplomat of the genre.

He will be missed :( :( :(
 
My prayers go out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace. May the Lord be with his soul.
 
We have lost one of the most influential and talented performers of the 20th century...Rest in peace, Ray. :(
 
ratspg said:
i really loved ray charles, all the good musicians are dying :( last time i cried was george harrison, rest in peace ray, u were awesome and still are.
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It's cryin' time again.

Fact: Ray Charles was sighted until age 7, when he became blind from glaucoma.
 
3rdpath said:
one of the greatest soul singers is gone...his version of 'America The Beautiful' is just amazing.
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Starting with the seldom-sung third stanza is one of those subtle inspirations we learned to expect from Ray.

True story: Two nights ago I was walking around the house with my iPod in hand and got the thought to listen to something I hadn't heard for a while before I turned in. I picked Ray's "America the Beautiful."

I slept well, and I hope Ray does too.
 
How fitting that he passed away in what has been proclaimed this Black Music Month. His contribution to African-American and American music is un-measurable.
 
mactastic said:
Oh man that sucks so bad. At least I got to see Ray perform before he died. :(
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I am very envious of you there man... I never got to see John Lee Hooker either :(

RIP Ray - and thank you for your wonderful contribution to our world!
 
fingers said:
I am very envious of you there man... I never got to see John Lee Hooker either :(

RIP Ray - and thank you for your wonderful contribution to our world!
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Oh you'll probably hate me now, but I saw John Lee Hooker play once too. Not as intimate of a setting as where I saw Ray, (I had to sneak up onto a hill looking down into Aptos park to see JLH), Ray I got to see legitimately from about 30' away at the Paul Masson Winery. Etta James was his opening act. Fan-freakin-tastic. :D
 
That's really sad--not many people have that much of an effect on the music of a country.

What's almost as sad is that the last time I saw him perform (not in person--I'm not actually a fan) was playing the Star Spangled banner on a harmonica to introduce Bob Sapp in the K1 free-for-all fighting match on New Year's Eve, where he thoroughly humiliated former sumo champ Akebono.

The whole event was so tragic and base that I couldn't believe Ray Charles did it.

Gotta admit that was a surreal way to ring in the New Year in Japan, though.
 
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