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D0ct0rteeth

macrumors 65816
Mar 11, 2002
1,239
7
Franklin, TN
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
 

ratspg

macrumors 68020
Dec 19, 2002
2,374
8,079
Los Angeles, CA
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.
 

Dale Sorel

macrumors 6502a
Jan 12, 2003
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"I suppose I gotta take an IOU..."

RIP Ray :(
 

rueyeet

macrumors 65816
Jun 10, 2003
1,070
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MD
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. :(
 

Sparky's

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Feb 11, 2004
871
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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 :( :( :(
 

wdlove

macrumors P6
Oct 20, 2002
16,568
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My prayers go out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace. May the Lord be with his soul.
 

tpjunkie

macrumors 65816
Nov 24, 2002
1,251
5
NYC
We have lost one of the most influential and talented performers of the 20th century...Rest in peace, Ray. :(
 

Doctor Q

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Staff member
Sep 19, 2002
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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.
It's cryin' time again.

Fact: Ray Charles was sighted until age 7, when he became blind from glaucoma.
 

IJ Reilly

macrumors P6
Jul 16, 2002
17,909
1,496
Palookaville
3rdpath said:
one of the greatest soul singers is gone...his version of 'America The Beautiful' is just amazing.

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.
 

Amani

macrumors member
May 31, 2004
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Sacramento, CA
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.
 

fingers

macrumors regular
Jan 16, 2004
145
0
London
mactastic said:
Oh man that sucks so bad. At least I got to see Ray perform before he died. :(

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!
 

mactastic

macrumors 68040
Apr 24, 2003
3,681
665
Colly-fornia
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!

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
 

Makosuke

macrumors 604
Aug 15, 2001
6,661
1,242
The Cool Part of CA, USA
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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