Ray Charles, Richmond, VA, 1977

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My friends in Richmond, Va. were doing a show and asked me to fly down to see them and maybe to possibly do some performance photos of them on stage. They were good friends so I flew down and got to the show to find out they were not the headliner but the opening band to Ray Charles. So since I was able to shoot my friends, I was also able to shoot the opening. I got back home and placed the photos in my file where they remained for twenty years when I got a call from my agent who said that Ray was on his death bed and they wanted to know if I had any images, and if so to scan all of them up. To think I almost did not go to shoot my friends in Richmond.-- Richard E. Aaron

Tri-X ASA 800 Pushed 1/125 sec F/2.8 180mm lens. Available light.

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 1 review)

Hannah ★★★★★ Oct 18, 2026

The story behind this shot is what got me—it's a real, candid piece of that Richmond show, not some staged studio pose. The print quality brings out the texture of the stage lights and shadows so well, it feels like you're standing right there in the crowd. I've had it framed in my living room and k