Soulful Legend Ray Charles Dies: ; Blind, Orphaned Musician Succumbs to Liver Disease
Charleston Gazette › June 12, 2004
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Ray Charles, a transcendent talent who erased musical boundaries between the sacred and the secular with hits such as "What'd I Say," "Georgia on My Mind" and "I Can't Stop Loving You," died Thursday. He was 73.
Charles died of acute liver disease at his Beverly Hills home at 11:35 a.m., surrounded by family and friends, said spokesman Jerry Digney.See the full content of this document
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Soulful Legend Ray Charles Dies: ; Blind, Orphaned Musician Succumbs to Liver Disease
Blind by age 7 and an orphan at 15, the gifted pianist and saxophonist spent his life shattering any notion of musical catego...
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