Leon Russell + Willie Nelson + Ray Charles=Goosebumps

Mark Seliger
Willie Nelson, New York City, 2001
American (b. Amarillo, Texas) Photographer

Ray Charles: Song for You with Leon Russell and Willie Nelson

Absolutely everyone must watch this achingly beautiful video of Leon Russell, Willie Nelson and Ray Charles singing one of Leon’s masterpieces, “Song For You.” It’s from the 1994 Grammy’s and just before the performance, Willie found out that Ray was terminally ill. I’ve watched this clip four times and each and every time, goosebumps spread over the whole expanse of my body, including the crown of my head, leaving every single hair follicle standing at full attention.