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Archive Home > 2009 > February > 05 > Another former sax man for Ray Charles has died

Another former sax man for Ray Charles has died

By Jon Thurber / The Bulletin
February 5, 2009

Hank Crawford, the bluesy alto saxophonist who was a mainstay of Ray Charles’ band in the late 1950s and early ’60s, has died. He was 74.

Crawford, who also wrote arrangements for Charles and served as his musical director before forging a career as a band leader, died Jan.....

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