Georgia on my mind Traditional Cache

RPM was the recording studio of Ray Charles. Ray was not born blind. He had seven years to see the joy and sadness of this big wonderful world. As a seven-year-old child, in searching for light, he stared at the sun continuously, thereby eliminating all chances of the modern-day miracle, cornea transplants — a miracle of surgery unheard of in 1937. He died June 2004. His funeral was at the first AME church about half a mile from the studio.

RPM studio; “I liked the location,” Ray said. “People were trying to tell me to move to fancier areas like Beverly Hills. But why? What was wrong with a working-class black neighborhood? Why not put some money back into the community? Besides, the location was great — close to downtown, close to Hollywood and a straight shot to the airport. The land was reasonable and because I’d worked on the design of the building myself, I knew it would fit me to a "T".