Ray Charles tribute on CBS

[mark0rama]

Really good so far, except someone let Bruce Willis play harmonica.

Reminds me of Rolling Stone's review of Willis' ill-advised album back in the 80s. First words: "Bruce Willis doesn't play harmonica any worse than, say, Danny Partridge played bass..."

[Dudley_DUright]

1. Thankfully he let BB King take the lead

on that tune with very little interference. As a big BB fan, I am glad I caught it flipping through the channels. :-)

[Skittles]

2. when is that movie about Ray Charles coming out?

looks like from the promos it might be good

[Dudley_DUright]

4. Soon

October 29

http://emol.org/film/archives/ray/

[mark0rama]

6. Quite a few clips on tonight's show

which is structured as sort of an infomercial for the film - for example, Jamie Foxx is hosting.

[Skittles]

8. I'm gonna go see that

when I was a kid my dad played Ray Charles 45s - longtime fan here. :)

[tuvor]

3. And of course his first platinum album is posthumous.

Even Laura Branigan and Rick James CDs have had sales spikes.

What is it about recently-departed artists and mass appeal?

[rfranklin]

5. It started with those Jim Croce ads after he died in the plane crash...

"Don't miss out on the greatest artist of our lifetime....all the fantastic hits from 'time in a Bottle' to 'Operator'"

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

7. But this movie was in the works before Ray Charles passed away .

[Spinzonner]

9. No encores

or followup promotional tours.

Thank Heavens