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I love his music, and he will always make me laugh in The Blues Brothers.

"Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind"

Ray, we'll miss you.:(

I was driving around outside of this wacky town in which I now live today and, as I was searching for a decent radio station, I found a station playing Ray Charles' Georgia On My Mind. I started to tear up, mainly, because it made me feel homesick. I got through the end of the song and that's when the DJ said that Ray Charles had passed away a few hours before. Yeah, I completely lost it then.

ya know what.....i'm gonna stop asking myself when ppl are gonna die. this is the THIRD time this has happened.....

1st time: dave thomas....i saw a wendy's commercial, and i thought...."wonder what they are gonna do when he dies"....next morning, the man had passed away.

2nd time: bob hope....it was his 100th birthday, and the week before there were a lot of his movies on (at this time, i didn't realize his b-day was coming up), and i thought, "how old is he....i will be so sad when he dies....." 2 wks wks later, gone.

3rd time: ray charles....i bought my dad the blues brothers for his b-day in january, and last wk we watched it together.....went straight to his scene where he shoots at the lil boy trying to steal a guitar....and i thought, "i wonder how much longer he'll be around.....he hasn't looked so hot in the lotto commercials"

(see, annie....i TOLD you.....)

every fourth of july i hear him on the radio, "america, a-mer-i-ca! God shed his grace on thee" and it sends chills up my spine. he will truly be missed.

a Great man. He will be missed. :(

great musician...may he rest in peace

What wonderful memories we will each have of a wonderful man, a wonderful musician! He made us laugh, smile, and fully enjoy some of the world's best music. May he rest in full peace.

This is so sad :( Rest in peace, Ray

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RIP Ray Charles...You will forever be missed. No words can describe everything that you had accomplished in your lifetime...Simply a remarkable man!

I'll never forget when he was on Who's the Boss! One of my favorite episodes!