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Author: john gibson 
Date:   2004-06-12 03:27

I found it interesting that the first instrument Ray Charles played was the clarinet. Then Sax. I bet he was as good a woodwinder as he was at piano and singing....
Ray Charles playing clarinet.....imagine?

JG

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 Re: ray charles
Author: Hank Lehrer 
Date:   2004-06-12 03:39

Hi,

Fresh Air with Terry Gross on PBS had an excellent tribute to a Ray Charles this afternoon. Here is the link.

http://freshair.npr.org/day_fa.jhtml;jsessionid=RZANRX4NRIMSPLA5AINSFEY?todayDate=current

Check out the Hank Crawford and Quincy Jones interviews.

HRL

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 Re: ray charles
Author: GBK 
Date:   2004-06-12 03:44

Ray Charles talks about playing the clarinet:

http://www.umich.edu/~afroammu/standifer/charles.html ...GBK

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 Re: ray charles
Author: Ted 
Date:   2004-06-12 14:13

There is an album with Ray and Milt jackson where they play instruments they're not usually associated with. Milt plays guitar and Ray the alto sax. Ray sounds terrific!!! Soulful and explosive. I was just starting sax at the time and I wanted to sound just like him. - TD



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 Re: ray charles
Author: CPW 
Date:   2004-06-12 22:27

wasn't it Nipsy Russell who did a routine about the discovery of America.

(said in the accent of soul singers:)
Queen Isabella: so why do u want to discover America?
Chris Columbus: Im gonna find Ray Charles
Queen Isabell: Hey everyone....Columbus..He goona Find Raaay Chaarles!!!

Obviously considered a very important find.

Rest in peace, Ray.

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 Re: ray charles
Author: Jeff Forman 
Date:   2004-06-13 21:34

I have thought for a long time that they should change the National Anthem to America The Beautiful as sung by Ray Charles in 1976 at the bicentennial celebration. There ain't a dry eye in the house when that one is played.

I echo CPW.....RIP, Ray.

Jeff

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