Ray Charles Died???
 

No details yet, but I just got a breaking news email from CNN:

-- Popular music icon Ray Charles has died.
Watch CNN or log on to http://CNN.com for the latest news.

:( :( :( :(

according to CBS News, he died of liver disease. my mom saw him in JET and mentioned at the time that he didn't look well. i'm so sorry to hear this:( :( :(

My feelings exactly!

Awww this is so sad to hear. He was a cute little old man. And I can't think of the Cosby Show without his song on their first anniversary show for the grandparents.

:( :( :( RIP :( :( :(

I bet that Jamie Foxx's movie is going to make beaucoup cheese now. Aw. :(

This is very sad. This just reminds me of my grandfather. He LOVED Ray Charles. Hopefully they are jamming together right now in Heaven....

wow....:( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
R.I.P Ray Charles

this is sad....this is also reminds me of my grandad...
too much...i never my grandad....he died one year
before my schedule trip to see him in Haiti...

I heard that he wasn't born blind, that he went blind at the age of seven from glacoma. I never knew that children could develop glacoma.

The music of this country just won't sound as sweet without Ray Charles - he was a National Treasure.

:( :( :(

There was talk at my office at making tomorrow an official day of mourning for Ray.

Kids can develop glaucoma if they get too much oxygen in a preemie tank--which is what happened to Ray.

OMG, that is sooooooo funny!! Maybe they will fly flags at half staff too!

I'm so sad about this! This man was a national treasure, and his contributions to music have been pretty much underrepresented.

RIP Ray.

Now that's a musician!
 

RIP Ray Charles.
Distinctive voice, and actually a terrific jazz musician, in addition to being a R&B pioneer. Simply put, genius + soul = jazz. I will have to go home and see what RC I have in my collection.

Too many of today's alleged "artists" (yeah, I'm talking about you, Fiddy and Lil' STD and the Diseased Twins :rolleyes: ) couldn't hold a candle to Mr. Charles' artistry.

Thank you, even though it's totally sad to know.