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06-10-2004, 03:47 PM
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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.
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06-10-2004, 03:48 PM
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06-10-2004, 03:50 PM
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A VERY SERIOUS MATTER.
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06-10-2004, 04:02 PM
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06-10-2004, 04:02 PM
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06-10-2004, 04:59 PM
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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.
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06-10-2004, 05:08 PM
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06-10-2004, 05:15 PM
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This is very sad. This just reminds me of my grandfather. He LOVED Ray Charles. Hopefully they are jamming together right now in Heaven....
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06-10-2004, 08:14 PM
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06-10-2004, 08:34 PM
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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.
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06-10-2004, 08:35 PM
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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.
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06-10-2004, 08:36 PM
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OMG, that is sooooooo funny!! Maybe they will fly flags at half staff too!
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06-10-2004, 08:40 PM
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I'm so sad about this! This man was a national treasure, and his contributions to music have been pretty much underrepresented.
RIP Ray.
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06-10-2004, 08:48 PM
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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  ) couldn't hold a candle to Mr. Charles' artistry.
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06-10-2004, 08:51 PM
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Thank you, even though it's totally sad to know.
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