http://www.punkvinyl.com/2006/12/26/rip-godfather-of-soul/ Music, record collecting, photography and more Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:33:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.punkvinyl.com/2006/12/26/rip-godfather-of-soul/comment-page-1/#comment-6689 Randy NX Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:54:02 +0000 http://www.punkvinyl.com/2006/12/26/rip-godfather-of-soul/#comment-6689 It's hard to believe such a life force is gone. I think he literally worked himself to death. Just last Friday he held his annual Christmas gift give-away here in Augusta (where I live). Now he's gone. He performed at my brothers restaurant on several occasions. He enjoyed sitting in with the jazz band and the patrons loved having him. I'm glad I got to see him in such an intimate setting. Some folks around Augusta, still subscribing to throwback racial attitudes, said his name as if it was a punchline. The reality is that the man was a legend. He was obviously subject to foibles, as we all are, but he was great for this community, this country and the world. Rest in peace Godfather. It’s hard to believe such a life force is gone. I think he literally worked himself to death. Just last Friday he held his annual Christmas gift give-away here in Augusta (where I live). Now he’s gone. He performed at my brothers restaurant on several occasions. He enjoyed sitting in with the jazz band and the patrons loved having him. I’m glad I got to see him in such an intimate setting. Some folks around Augusta, still subscribing to throwback racial attitudes, said his name as if it was a punchline. The reality is that the man was a legend. He was obviously subject to foibles, as we all are, but he was great for this community, this country and the world. Rest in peace Godfather.

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