Editing Ray Charles (section)

==Death==
In 2003, Charles had successful hip replacement surgery and was planning to go back on tour, until he began having other ailments. He died on June 10, 2004, at age 73, of complications resulting from [[liver failure]] at his home in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref name="NPR death"/><ref>{{cite web|author=D'Angelo, Joe|work=mtv.com|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488316/ray-charles-dead-at-73.jhtml|title=Ray Charles Dead at 73|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012031313/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488316/ray-charles-dead-at-73.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> His funeral was held at the [[First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles]] eight days later, with numerous musical figures in attendance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2013/10/01/little-richard-suffers-heart-attack-at-home|title=Little Richard Has Heart Attack|publisher=Stcatharinesstandard.ca|access-date=April 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201235451/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2013/10/01/little-richard-suffers-heart-attack-at-home|archive-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref> [[B. B. King]], [[Glen Campbell]], [[Stevie Wonder]] and [[Wynton Marsalis]] each played a tribute at the funeral.<ref name="CBSdeath" /> He was interred in the [[Inglewood Park Cemetery]].

His final album, ''[[Genius Loves Company]]'', released two months after his death, consists of duets with admirers and contemporaries: B.B. King, [[Van Morrison]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[James Taylor]], [[Gladys Knight]], [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]], [[Natalie Cole]], [[Elton John]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Diana Krall]], [[Norah Jones]] and [[Johnny Mathis]]. The album won eight [[Grammy Awards]], including Best Pop Vocal Album, Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (for "Here We Go Again", with Norah Jones), and Best Gospel Performance (for "Heaven Help Us All", with Gladys Knight); he also received nods for his duets with Elton John and B.B. King. The album included a version of [[Harold Arlen]] and [[E. Y. Harburg]]'s "[[Over the Rainbow]]", sung as a duet with Johnny Mathis, which was played at Charles' memorial service.<ref name="CBSdeath">{{cite news|title=Many Pay Respects to Ray Charles|work=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/many-pay-respects-to-ray-charles/|access-date=November 25, 2006|date=June 10, 2004|archive-date=August 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829055524/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/10/entertainment/main622401.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>