Today we lost a true artist

by **Jennifer** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 3:06 pm

astonamous,
It was BBKIng who asked to turn the lights on!(not Nelson)-
How sad-

by **dougdigitalpro** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 2:34 pm

astonamous,
Just saw bits of the funeral on TV today and it was really nice. B.B. King broke down at one point in his speech and Willie Nelson did a rendition of "Georgia on My Mind". My first exposure to Ray Charles was when I was 9 years old and was taken to see the Blues Brothers and that is one of my favorite parts in the movie. He was a genuine gifted soul and it seems the world gets a little darker with the passing of so many of these giants in recent years. Seems like a golden period of entertainment is coming to a close y'all.

Shake a tailfeather one time in memory of Brother Ray. R.I.P.

by **Jennifer** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 6:04 am

astonamous,
This is beatiful!

by **Jennifer** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:54 pm

blumustard,
great picture!!!thanks!

by **blumustard** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 12:12 pm

Wow..I felt like shit all day...just came home from workin at the hotel..now I hear this..

Found this cool picture.
[img]https://richardpryor.com/forums/images/ ... harles.jpg[/img]

by **Visitor** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 12:03 pm

No man, woman or child of any race, religion or nationality had more soul than Brother Ray. One of the first songs I ever taught myself on piano was Georgia On My Mind and it was the very first song I ever played in front of people (age 10 or so). Thanks for turning me on to performing, Mr. C. I'm gonna miss you.

Dumbass Dave

by **billyb0y** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:48 am

Jennifer,
I think he understood comedy because he was the blind shopkeeper in "Ray's Music Exchange' in the Blues Brother Movie.
Remember when he hung the concert poster up-side down.
Humor is humor and I think Ray knew that.

by **Jennifer** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:26 am

billyb0y,
Oh shit-that is sad!!! Oh, I just made a reference as in, "Ray Charles can see that..."
Godbless you Ray-

by **billyb0y** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:12 am

smjmcomic,
He will be missed.
You didn't just hear Ray Charles sing...you felt Ray Charles sing.

by **NickFlanagan** » Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:37 am

Rest in peace, Ray Charles. He was a great musician and personality. It's odd--I was watching a saturday night live rerun last night where Dan Ackroyd as Tom Snyder was interviewing him, and he seemed so cool. Anybody remember that one? Dan/Tom says "I just saw this movie the miracle worker about a blind, deaf and dumb girl, and I was wondering what you thought of it Ray."
To which RC responds "....I haven't seen it."

He's not going to be forgotten.