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Gene Santoro
June 24, 2004   |    This article appeared in the July 12, 2004 edition of The Nation.
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After Ronald Reagan's death, Ray Charles's version of "Amazing Grace," one of Reagan's favorite songs, kept popping up on radio and TV. Why not?

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Gene Santoro
A former working musician and Fulbright Scholar, Gene Santoro also covers film and jazz for the New York Daily News...

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June 24, 2004   |    This article appeared in the July 12, 2004 edition of The Nation.
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