R.I.P.


Wherein Our Heroine Remembers a Great Man.
John has the day off today. Ray Charles died yesterday. These two facts have nothing to do with one another, but it would be nice if they did.

I'm not going to eulogize Ray Charles. I am in no way qualified to do so, and there are plenty of other places that are. I am just going to say that I am grateful he was here, glad he sang and played for so many years. I am still amazed by his depth and versatility. He was one of those rare musicians who didn't just cross genres - he ignored them and made them irrelevant. He didn't make rock, blues, soul, R&B, or country. He made music.

It is for that music that I say, "Thank you, Mr. Charles. Thank you very much. You were a great man, and you will be sorely missed."
Posted: Friday - June 11, 2004 at 08:47 AM         | |

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