Tributes paid to influential soul singer Ray King
King is remembered as a "Coventry musician who did so much and cared so much about his home city".
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"He was the kind of guy who controlled the stage with just one look, one little movement of the arm or whatever."
— Pete Chambers , Celebrity
"Ray King is such an amazing foundation for all of us musically, he's the roots."
— Lynval Golding , Celebrity
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King is remembered as a "Coventry musician who did so much and cared so much about his home city".
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