10 Jun 2004
Ray Charles, RIP

One of the finest musicians ever. Not a bad actor, either - I still laugh over his bit part as the blind music store owner with the gun in The Blues Brothers.

Ray Charles, the Grammy-winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and heartfelt ballads like "Georgia on My Mind," died Thursday, a spokesman said. He was 73. Charles died at his Beverly Hills home surrounded by family and friends, said spokesman Jerry Digney.

(link) [CNN]

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