Thursday, June 10, 2004

R.I.P. Ray Charles (1930-2004)

This is bumming me out today.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) Ray Charles, the Grammy-winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and heartfelt ballads like "Georgia on My Mind," died Thursday, a spokesman said. He was 73.
Murph: Tell me a little about this electric piano, Ray.
Ray: Ah, you have a good eye, my man. That's the best in the city Chicago.
Jake: How much?
Ray: 2000 bucks and it's yours. You can take it home with you. As a matter of fact, I'll throw in the black keys for free.

He will be sorely missed. I think I'll stop at the store today and pick up the Blues Brothers DVD I mentioned a few posts ago.