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Article: Friends Sing Praises of Ray Charles
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- June 19, 2004
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ANTHONY BREZNICAN, AP Entertainment Writer
AP Online
06-19-2004
Dateline: LOS ANGELES
Musician Stevie Wonder performs during a memorial service for musician Ray Charles at the First AME Church in Los Angeles, Friday, June 18, 2004. Charles died last week at the age of 73. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Friends of Ray Charles sent the late singer off on a high note Friday. B.B. King, Glen Campbell, Stevie Wonder and Wynton Marsalis performed musical tributes to Charles, who died last week at 73, during a joyous funeral service at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church.
The event was attended not only by fellow performers but by Los Angeles city luminaries including Mayor James Hahn, Police Chief ...