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Mourners Say Goodbye to Music Legend Ray Charles

Published June 18, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT
Mable Jones, one of the famed Raylettes backing Ray Charles on tour, talks about the musician's life and legacy in the NPR West studios in Los Angeles.
Toyia Baker, NPR
Mable Jones, one of the famed Raylettes backing Ray Charles on tour, talks about the musician's life and legacy in the NPR West studios in Los Angeles.

Ray Charles' piano at a memorial casket viewing at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Roy Hurst, NPR /
Ray Charles' piano at a memorial casket viewing at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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