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Author Topic:   Happening Now: The Ray Charles Funeral
berberry
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Message 1 of 3 (116500)
06-18-2004 2:31 PM


Some beautiful music available if you care to tune in. The news channels are dropping in and out with coverage. Quite a lineup of musicians expected to perform. A gospel singer just did a musical rendition of The Lord's Prayer that was spine-tingling.
Just thought some of you might want to know while you have a chance to catch some of it.
EDIT: BB King, Stevie Wonder and Willie Nelson are among those slated to perform. Unfortunately, the terrorists have apparently chosen this moment to behead Paul Johnson, Jr. so we may get no more coverage of the funeral. What a sad day this has turned out to be.
This message has been edited by berberry, 06-18-2004 01:43 PM

  
berberry
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Message 2 of 3 (116598)
06-18-2004 11:19 PM


To jar
I put your name in the subtitle in hopes you wouldn't miss this. The audio of the service, including all of the music, is available at npr.org. Not the best quality recording, of course, but the music is so good that it'd be a shame to miss it entirely.
It'd be great if the family would arrange to have this service printed to CD and released. People might think it's crass to do something like that, but Ray Charles was all about great music, and the music in this service is just terrific!

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jar
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Message 3 of 3 (116599)
06-18-2004 11:28 PM
Reply to: Message 2 by berberry
06-18-2004 11:19 PM


Re: To jar
Thank you. It was a great service for a great man.

Aslan is not a Tame Lion

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