THE BLACKLITES
In Memory

IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE THE LATE, GREAT, KEYBOARDIST, DONALD ' RAZZEL DAZZEL' RAMSON LEFT US TO BE WITH THE LORD IN HEAVEN. 

KNOWN FOR HIS STYLE, WIT AND BEAUTIFUL PERSONALITY, RAZZ WAS THE BEST FRIEND, MENTOR AND BROTHER WE COULD EVER HAVE. 

HE STARTED WITH US FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN WE WERE ALL VERY YOUNG AND OUR GIFTS AND TALENTS WERE JUST BECOMING RECOGNIZED. 

WE IDOLIZED EARTH, WIND AND FIRE, AMONG OTHERS AND WE GREW OLD TOGETHER, SIDE BY SIDE; AND THERE HE WAS, OUR RAZZ, ALWAYS DEPENDABLE. 

THERE WAS NEVER A WORRY WHEN HE WAS ON STAGE WITH US AT THE KEYS. 

WE BELIEVE HIS SPIRIT IS ALWAYS WITH US AND GUIDING WHOMEVER IS ON KEYBOARD. 

REST IN PEACE OUR BROTHER, THE BLACKLITES LOVE YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU.  

FOREVER MISSED....FOREVER LOVED
.

May the wind always be at your back and the keys in front....

May the wind always be at your back 
and the keys in front....

Donald Ransom("Handsome Ransom," "Razz")1956-2007

Donald Ransom
("Handsome Ransom," "Razz")
1956-2007

Rhythms...

Rhythms...

Tribute...

http://blog.syracuse.com/kirst/2007/07/the_blacklites_and_sunshine_on.html

CHANNEL 3 COVERAGE OF JAZZ IN THE CITY 2008
TRIBUTE TO DONALD "RAZZ" RANSOM
CLICK LINK BELOW

 
http://www.wstm.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=168200
http://www.wstm.com/news/video.aspx?id=168200

CLICK BELOW FOR VIDEO OF DONALD RANSOM AT HIS BEST

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmr3Y9KDZz4

CLICK BELOW TO READ ARTICLE AT SYRACUSE.COM ABOUT THE BENEFIT WE PARTICIPATED IN FOR
FRED ABOUD AND DONALD RANSOM
http://www.syracuse.com/weekend/index.ssf/2007/09/music_notebook_4.html