Happy Birthday, Ray Charles, Legendary Musician

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Nicknamed "The Genius" for his ability to weave musical genres together and excel in all areas of performance, Ray Charles was a distinctly American legend.

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Vada Bryant

Claxton, GA

I met Ray Charles in Albany NY at the airport. He aconcert there in 1996 and I asked for his autograph and he gave it to me on a playboy braille book, which I still have in a safe deposit box.He was a great legend

Glorious Estefan

Brooklyn, NY

Vada Bryant wrote:

I met Ray Charles in Albany NY at the airport. He aconcert there in 1996 and I asked for his autograph and he gave it to me on a playboy braille book, which I still have in a safe deposit box.He was a great legend

Very cool story. Amazing musician, with such phenomenal energy.

Janet

Portland, OR

Vada Bryant wrote:

I met Ray Charles in Albany NY at the airport. He aconcert there in 1996 and I asked for his autograph and he gave it to me on a playboy braille book, which I still have in a safe deposit box.He was a great legend

Playboy braille? I've never heard of such a thing.

Anita

Brooklyn, NY

I adore Ray Charles... particularly in his duets with Ella Fitzgerald

Dawood

Istanbul, Turkey

Frank Sinatra called him "The only genius in our business" and that obviously wasn't a kind of exaggeration.

Here I've tried to collect all notable tributes paid to Ray Charles by peers: http://www.tributespaid.com/category/r/ray-ch...

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