PHOTO GALLERY: Ray Charles mourned

Valerie Ervin, left, comforts Doris Ewing, 77, as she pay her final respects to Ray Charles.  (Luis Sinco / LAT)

Adriana Ramirez of Los Angeles holds a yellow rose as she waits to view the casket of Ray Charles.  (Luis Sinco / LAT)

Sheet music from some of Ray Charles’ standards sit atop a grand piano next to his casket at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  (Luis Sinco / LAT)

A picture of Ray Charles looks down on a flower arrangement beside his casket.  (Luis Sinco / LAT)

Los Angeles Mayor Jim Hahn, left, leaves the Los Angeles Convention Center after viewing the casket of legenday musician Ray Charles.  (Luis Sinco / LAT)

Renee Robinson-McClelan, center, the daughter of Ray Charles, arrives with family members to view his casket at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  (Luis Sinco / LAT)

People quietly wait in line to enter the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center for a public viewing of Ray Charles’ casket.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Admirers of Ray Charles sign a photo of the legend outside the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)

Bridget Chavez, 26, left, of Los Angeles, weeps after viewing the casket of Ray Charles at the Los Angeles Convention Center. At right is Chavez’s sister Lisa Delgado, 41, of Los Angeles.  (Béatrice de Géa / LAT)