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Article: Fans Line Up for Ray Charles' Viewing
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- June 17, 2004
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ANTHONY BREZNICAN, AP Entertainment Writer
AP Online
06-17-2004
Dateline: LOS ANGELES
Doris Ewing, right, wipes a tear from her eye as she and other fans of music legend Ray Charles exit the convention center after viewing his body Thursday, June 17, 2004, in Los Angeles. The funeral for Charles, who died Thursday June 10, is Friday. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)
Fans of the late Ray Charles lined up Thursday to say goodbye to the influential singer of "Georgia On My Mind" and "What'd I Say" during a public viewing at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
The Grammy-winning musician, who died last week at 73, lay in an open casket wearing his trademark dark glasses, adjacent to a baby grand piano with ...