Just saw a blurb on the CNN ticker. Still looking for online info.
Found it..
"BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Ray Charles (news), the Grammy-winning crooner credited with creating American soul music with a blend of gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and "I Got A Woman" and heartfelt ballads like "Georgia on My Mind," died Thursday. He was 73.
Charles died at 11:35 a.m., surrounded by family and friends, said spokesman Jerry Digney. "
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...u/obit_charles