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Charles honored with limited edition U.S. postage stamp

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EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3<br/> <br />In celebration of what would have been his 83rd birthday, music legend Ray Charles got his image on a U.S. postage stamp. The United States Postal Service unveiled the new, limited edition stamp in Los Angeles on Monday (September 23).<br/> <br />Ray Charles Robinson, Jr., the singer's son, was on hand to accept the honor.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE Ray Charles Robinson, Jr., the singer's son, saying (English):<br/> <br />"Who would've dreamt that a poor, African-American child, a blind African-American child from Albany, Georgia would become an American icon. So today is truly special what the United States Postal Service has done as well as the Ray Charles Foundation."<br/> <br />The stamp features an image of Charles taken later in his career.<br/> <br />Charles' onetime duet partner Chaka Khan was also on hand for the unveiling and performed a rendition of their R&B hit "I'll Be Good To You."<br/> <br />Charles was a pioneer of soul mus

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