Ray Charles - My Buddy (Love you Quincy) at Kennedy Center Honors 2001

Ray Charles dedicating this song to a life long friend Quincy Jones. Amazing moment.

[sebastiansemelak]

Reunited In heaven, Rest in peace Quincy and Ray

[mochaswiss]

I came right to this after watching the Quincy Jones documentary. I felt this was a beautiful and touching moment

[jamesorjuela]

“Hey Quincy, This is me” I don’t know why this makes me tear up instantly.
With just those words, he peels back all the stardom and iconic persona and we all get a glimpse into their friendship. It’s not two stars anymore, its too life long friends. Brothers.
being seen and know and understood by a friend. Man… priceless.

[sadgepeeps]

damn those last 20 minutes of quincy jones documentary.... all the invisible onion-cutting ninjas.

[meestuinier]

Telling your friends you love them is the ultimate showing of maturity.

[davidwittman]

Wow everybody coming here after seeing that doc... something special happened here.

[jezlanejl]

If it wasn't for Ray Charles taking Quincy under his wing at the age of 14 who knows where music would be today. Thats a true friendship though, Ray died 2 years after this performance, Friends for over 70 years.

[kingskid]

"Awww, Quincy...I love you, man...I love you..." That's over 40 years of friendship talking right there...

[JeffreyGillespie]

That song was 22 words and it said more than most songs ever will.

[revotrupin]

This gets me teared up no matter how many times I go back to it. One of my favorite pieces of music. Aside from the soulfulness and love in his voice, it's his piano playing and those chords that I think takes you to a special place.

[attiliomalambri]

I've cried like a baby listening to this... I've thought about their fantastic friendship and mine with my buddy... Life is nothing without our friends, they are like angels in our life

[clee]

How can people give this song a thumbs down we live in a fucked up world...

[thethage]

There's so much behind the tone and the age of his voice. In a few moments a lifetime of laughs, pains, ups and downs is expressed in a little message sung by a great friend. Wow

[mattlandonmusic]

If you can watch this without tearing up, call a coroner because you’re friggin dead inside bro.

[robdimauro]

Any musician who tears up watching this clip (repeatedly)….CHEERS.
I love you all. This is THE most emotional and personal musical tribute I’ve seen from one musician to another.

[nebula]

Ray Charles a Libra like me. This makes me cry every time...

[crystalj]

Like many others I came here from watching the documentary.  From the moment he says "Hey Quincy" my eyes got filled with tears.  This was the hardest 1:45 of time I had to endure.  What a BEAUTIFUL Tribute!! I miss Ray Charles.
But I miss My Mom~My Buddy even more.

[kylecaldwell]

My dog Buddy passed away yesterday and I heard this for the first time this morning 😢

[shagw]

Ray was 18 and Quincy was 14 when they met in Seattle. Life can be amazing!!!

[David-fhbu]

Rays voice omg. I can't help but cry. One of THE greatest vocalist ever. Ohh I miss him
Great documentary on Quincy as well