The way it used to be and can be again. Listen to Ray Charles sing America the Beautiful to open the 2001 World Series, not long after 9/11.

[Cre8ive]

In the wake of 9-11, the mood in the country was dark. Ray's performance at the World Series that year was a spiritual shot in the arm for America at a time when we really needed it. It was indeed a moment worth remembering. And now, today - the mood in the country is dark.

 

[TriggerHappyJack]

The Fourth of July baseball/fireworks scene in The Sandlot with Ray Charles singing is still a cinematic masterpiece