Ray Charles has left us.
Ray Charles, Pioneer of Soul Music, Dies at Age 73 (Update2)
June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Ray Charles, the blind musician who pioneered soul music by blending gospel and blues, has died. He was 73.
Charles died of complications from liver disease today at his home in Beverly Hills, said Eric Raymond, a spokesman for his publicist, Solters & Digney, in Los Angeles.
The world-famous ``genius of soul'' had been sidelined since last year by a hip ailment and underwent hip-replacement surgery in November. It was then that doctors discovered he also was suffering from liver disease, according to Raymond. Charles's last public appearance was on April 30, when the city of Los Angeles designated his music studios a historic landmark.
When he celebrated his 73rd birthday last September at his studios, Charles was feted with a cake in the shape of a piano, and joined by longtime friends Quincy Jones and Willie Nelson.
Thursday, June 10, 2004
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