Ray Charles end.

Charles died June 10, 2004 at 11:35 liver cancer at his home in Beverly Hills, California, surrounded by family and friends. He was 73. His body was interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery. After the funeral, a BBC spokesperson commented: "t not gone unnoticed that Susaye [Susaye Greene, a former member of the Supremes and the Raelettes and Wonderlove, and as a solo artist] is only Raelette sing at the funeral of Ray. "
 his last album, Genius Loves Company, released two months after his death, consists of duets with various admirers and contemporaries: BB King, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, James Taylor, Gladys Knight, Michael McDonald, Natalie Cole, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Norah Jones and Johnny Mathis. This album won eight Grammy Awards, including five for Ray Charles for Best Pop Vocal Album, Album of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Here We Go Again" with Norah Jones, and Best Performance for the Gospel "Heaven Help Us All" with Gladys Knight, he also received a nod for the duet with Elton John and BB King.
This album includes versions of Harold Arlen's "Over the Rainbow," sung in duet by Charles andJohnny Mathis, who recorded and played at his memorial service.
Two more posthumous albums, Genius & Friends (2005) and Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006), were released. Genius & Friends consisted of duets recorded with the choice of artists 1997-2005. Ray Sings, Basie Swings consisted of Ray Charles vocal performances archived from mid-1970 added a new special instrumental tracks recorded by Count Basie Orchestra and other contemporary musicians. Charles recorded voice concert mixing board were added to accompany the new to create a "fantasy concert recordings. Gregg Field, who played as a drummer with both Charles and Basie, produced albums