Ray Charles dead at 73

[myelo]

Originally posted by DiabloTX
During one rehearsal, one of the trumpet players kept missing a note in a certain passage.  Ray stopped the band, turned towards the trumpet player and said, "Damnit, you keep hitting the wrong damn note!  I've told you time and time again to not do that.  You're fired!  Go home and change your shirt, it's ugly as hell!"

He didn't just do this in rehersals. On more than one occasion he stopped a show to chew out a rayette or other band member that wasn't getting it done to his satisfaction.

[boxboy28]

Does anyone know what he died of?

[Skuzzy]

Hope it was not from reading the O'Club.

Ray seemed to improve with age.  Another classic gone.

[Creamo]

Originally posted by Eagler
He can see now

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Blind as a bat in life, and now in death he can see? Mybe his casket, you morbid bastard!

[Eagler]

Originally posted by Creamo
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Blind as a bat in life, and now in death he can see?

yes creamo

boxboy
heard it was complications to a liver disease that killed him

[Creamo]

I agree.

Bytor, and the Snowdog.