Grammy-Winning Crooner Ray Charles Dies

[jazz lady]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Ray Charles, the Grammy-winning crooner credited with creating American soul music with a blend of gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and "I Got A Woman" and heartfelt ballads like "Georgia on My Mind," died Thursday. He was 73.

Charles died at 11:35 a.m., surrounded by family and friends, said spokesman Jerry Digney.

The sad news...

 

[jazz lady]

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[ylexot]

That is truly sad news. One of my fondest memories is July 4th a few years ago in DC sitting in front of the Capitol listening to Ray Charles sing "Georgia on My Mind".