The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates. Enjoy the music and life of the featured musician to find the location. At the cache location, “stay on the outside” or you will be left “hanging”. Bring some tweezers and definitely bring your own pen, even though you won’t be expected to write any music with it.
Difficulty rating is for the process of determining the actual coordinates, as well as the size and configuration of the container.
Standing ovation to Hayjojo8104 and zenribbits for the premiere debut, er, First to Find! Thanks for the Favorite Point!
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GC3TGDG, Satchmo - JazzMan’s Musical Mystery Tour
GC3TRV0, Tower of Power - JazzMan’s Musical Mystery Tour
GC3W4QR, Chicago - JazzMan’s Musical Mystery Tour
Determine answers to questions below to find the required coordinate numbers by clicking on the hyperlinks I have provided to related websites and videos. I have visited all these sites without harming my computer and no downloads or signups are required.
Because the answers must be numbers, the questions themselves may not be especially significant to appreciating this great musical artist. The experience of finding the answers, however, will hopefully bring you pleasure as you experience the life and music of a creative musical virtuoso.
Vocalist and pianist Ray Charles crossed over many musical genres, including Rhythm and blues, soul, blues, rock and roll, jazz, country, pop, gospel. He was a pioneer of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings. Ray also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company. Frank Sinatra called Ray Charles “the only true genius in show business.”
Actual coordinates = N38° 5a.bcd W104° 4e.fgh
You will answer two questions (a and b) from this video of Hit the Road Jack!
a. How many female singers provide backup to Ray? (Good view at the 1:00 mark)
b. In the same Hit the Road Jack! video, Ray speaks “fills” between the backup singers’ phrases. At the 2:02 mark, he fills with the following: “You don’t want me to _______ no more.” How many letters in the word filling the blank?
c. Rolling Stone magazine’s November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" ranked Ray Charles at what position? Answer found here.
d. Answer = q minus r. Both q and r are from this Georgia on My Mind video.
q. How many letters in the name of the wind instrument played by the musician standing next to Ray Charles’ piano?
r. Then subtract the number of piano players appearing in the same video.
e. Answer = s minus t. This is as close to “country music” as JazzMan will get.
s. In this Your Cheatin’ Heart video, determine the number of spotlights on Ray and his piano at the one minute mark.
t. In this video of I Can’t Stop Loving You, subtract the number of letters in the word that fills in the blank in this portion of the lyrics: “…Tho' long ago, they still make me ______…”
f. RayCharles was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the year 19_6. Answer to fill in the blank found here.
g. Answer = u minus v plus w. Answers found here.
u = By what age was Ray totally blind?
v = Subtract the age from which Ray showed an interest in music.
w = At the age of 73, Ray Charles died on June 10, 200_. Add the number filling the blank.
h. Answer = x plus y plus z. Ray was featured in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. In this video clip:
x. determine the number of “horn” (wind instrument) players;
y. add the number of guitar players (including bass);
z. add the number of singers.
Actual coordinates = N38° 5a.bcd W104° 4e.fgh
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