Ray Charles 1930-2004

June 10, 2004 by
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Ray Charles 1930-2004

Ray Charles died earlier today at home, surrounded by friends and family. CBS has the best story/obituary.

My parents were about my age (or even younger) when Ray was most popular. I can remember listening to Ray Charles records (yes, those black 12-inch round things) when I was little. I also remember fairly vividly his appearances on Sesame Street.

My wife and I had the luck and honor of seeing him in what has to have been one of his last few tours a few years ago at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ. His voice was a little shaky and raspy, but he could still play a mean piano! I was glad to have had the chance.

We’ll miss you, Ray. We’ll still be listening.

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3 Comments on Ray Charles 1930-2004

  1. misty mackey on Thu, 17th Jun 2004 9:43 pm

    2. i have to agree with you. CBS Sunday Morning had the best tribute to Ray. He influenced all the branches of the muscial tree. I will miss Ray. I will miss his sincere smile, nervous motion and velvet voice. God bless Ray. God Bless all the die-hard Ray fans.

    mlm

  2. misty mackey on Thu, 17th Jun 2004 9:43 pm

    3. i have to agree with you. CBS Sunday Morning had the best tribute to Ray. He influenced all the branches of the muscial tree. I will miss Ray. I will miss his sincere smile, nervous motion and velvet voice. God bless Ray. God Bless all the die-hard Ray fans.

    mlm

  3. staci on Sun, 13th Mar 2005 10:10 pm

    4. i love ray even know he is just winning a grammy award after all his years of working on his music he won over 3awards.

    yours staci

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