RAY CHARLES CONCERT
Actor Jamie Foxx poses for photographers before a concert paying tribute to the late musician Ray Charles at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, October 8, 2004. The concert will be televised by the CBS television network on October 22 with the title of "Genius: A Night to Remmeber". Foxx plays Ray Charles in a film titled, "Ray", based on the life of Charles which opens October 29.(UPI Photo/Francis Specker)
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