Wes Side: Ray Charles Park
Reported By: Wes Sarginson
11 Alive News
December 5th, 2006

Ray Charles may be gone but he's not forgotten.

Very soon his hometown of Albany Georgia will have a five acre park with Ray sitting in the middle, playing his piano.

Artist Andy Davis was commissioned to do the huge statue of Ray Charles for the park. He knew he wanted to also include artists from the Academy for the Blind in Macon.

When the sculpture is done and in place, visitors to the park will not only see the master musician in the center, they will also stroll on sidewalks that look like piano keys.

Davis' helpers on the statue cannot see, but they have heard the music of Ray Charles and know this Georgian evoked feelings in all of us.

They want his statue to make all of us remember again, just that old sweet song keeps Ray Charles and Georgia on our minds.

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