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From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002

posted June 10, 2004 09:19 PM         

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Ray Charles (1930-2004)

Grammy-Winner Ray Charles Dies at 73
(AP) - Ray Charles, a transcendent talent who erased musical boundaries between the sacred and the secular with hits such as "What'd I Say," "Georgia on My Mind" and "I Can't Stop Loving You," died Thursday. He was 73. Charles died of acute liver disease at his Beverly Hills home at 11:35 a.m., surrounded by family and friends, said spokesman Jerry Digney. Blind by age 7 and an orphan at 15, the gifted pianist and saxophonist spent his life shattering any notion of musical categories and defying easy definition.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=Entertainment&cat=Ray_Charles

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posted June 10, 2004 09:51 PM         

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His spirit will live forever in his music.

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posted June 11, 2004 03:49 AM         

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I was just saying to Gia yesterday, how I love his music. A friend and colleague of mine is related to him, please send prayers for them today.

I'm very sad, I've admired Ray Charles since I was little

You're right Yin, he will live forever

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From: The Boundless
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posted June 11, 2004 09:48 AM         

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Yup...got Georgia on my Mind....

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posted June 11, 2004 09:52 AM         

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The world lost two really awesome beneficial men yesterday.
I hope they're playing poker or something, with Jesus and Buddha.

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From: The Little River Indian Reservation
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posted June 13, 2004 12:53 AM         

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Ray is one of those guys that I thought would never die....but sadly he did, and he will surely be missed...*sigh*...a musical genius, Mr. Charles...

Love,
Rainbow

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