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Mourners pay respect for former first lady Nancy Reagan
SIMI VALLEY - Three days of formal mourning for former first lady Nancy Reagan began Wednesday as her casket was taken in a police-escorted motorcade up an empty freeway for a public viewing at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
The procession from Santa Monica passed beneath a large American flag on a stretch of normally congested highway and then turned onto the Ronald Reagan Freeway where firefighters in dress blues saluted from atop fire trucks parked on overpasses and other observers held their hands over their hearts.
As the procession turned up the long, steep driveway to the library in the hills of Simi Valley, more than 100 docents held small flags.
Members of the armed services carried the casket past a gurgling courtyard fountain into the library, where daughter Patti Davis, dressed in black, was among about 20 family members and close friends who attended a short prayer service at the closed casket.
"May angels surround her and saints release her to Jesus," the Rev.Stuart Kenworthy, vicar at the Washington National Cathedral, said during the 10-minute service.
The Rev. Donn Moomaw, the Reagan family's pastor, read from the 23rd Psalm, which begins, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."
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Don Randi
American keyboard player, bandleader, and songwriter
Don Randi | |
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| Born | (1937-02-25) February 25, 1937 (age 87) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, rock, jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1956–present |
Musical artist
Don Randi (born February 25, 1937) is an American keyboard player, bandleader, and songwriter who was a member of the Wrecking Crew.
Career
[edit]Don was born February 25, 1937, in New York City.[1] He was raised in the Catskill Mountains and studied classical music.[2] In 1954, he moved to Los Angeles and became a studio musician.[2] During the next year, he began working at record distribution company where he was influenced by jazz musicians, particularly Horace Silver.[3]
He began his career as a pianist and keyboard player in 1956, gradually establishing a reputation as a leading session musician. In the early 1960s, he was musician and arranger for record producer Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. He played piano on "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra and on her albums, as well as being a member of her touring band for decades. He performed on the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" and "God Only Knows".[3] His piano can be heard