The 97-year-old godfather of Hong Kong music scene Uncle Ray (Guo Liming), successfully held two retirement concerts from November 6 to 7, 2021, becoming the oldest singer (artist) in the history of the Hong Kong Red Hall , officially putting an end to his music life. Uncle Ray suddenly suffered a stroke at home in January 2022. Fortunately, he was found to be timely and was sent to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. The doctor confirmed that he suffered from ischemic stroke and had no blood vessels. After treatment, he has been discharged from the hospital and returned to home for rest, leaving no sequelae at the moment.
Uncle Ray can be regarded as a legendary musician in Hong Kong. He is regarded as the godfather of the Hong Kong music scene, but he is not a singer or a music producer. His real identity is a record jockey, in layman's terms, DJ. The reason why Uncle Ray is called the godfather of the music industry is because he has been in the industry for many years - in fact, he was still working until he announced his retirement in May 2021, so the name "Godfather" is a respectful title for him. As for the title of "Godfather of the Music World", it is because his musical spirit has influenced many generations and has become the spiritual food for everyone.
Uncle Ray has a Chinese name called Guo Liming, but he is not a Chinese. Strictly speaking, he is a Portuguese born in Hong Kong. It is just that because he has lived in Hong Kong, China for many years, has been influenced by the lives of Chinese people and has adapted to the lives of Chinese people, so he gave himself a Chinese name. In fact, Uncle Ray can speak fluent Cantonese. Uncle Ray made his debut in the 1950s. He started as a contributor and later became a record jockey and started hosting radio shows. From that time on, his DJ identity has been recognized by the outside world.
Uncle Ray has a signature program called "All The Way With Ray". He started in 1970 and has not been cancelled until 2021. He is the only host of this program, recommending different music to the audience through the radio station, and his personal influence is also formed through this program and has brought great impact. After the epidemic in Hong Kong in 2020, the program was suspended for a while. In May 2021, Uncle Ray returned to the live broadcast room again. At the same time, he announced that "All The Way With Ray" would be suspended in a week, officially announcing that he had retired. So far, Uncle Ray has become the longest-lived disc jockey in the world, which has been written into the Guinness World Record.
Uncle Ray announced his retirement, in addition to the epidemic, it also has to do with his age. After all, he is old and has already lost many things. Even if he can continue to host it, it is too difficult, so it is time to announce his retirement. In November of the same year when he announced his retirement, Uncle Ray held two "Uncle Ray Retirement Ceremony Concerts" at the Hong Kong Red Hall. Although this was not a performance specially held for retirement, it can be determined that Uncle Ray is leaving his musical life.
Home Hong Kong artists who participated in these two concerts at that time included Du Lisa , Chen Jieling , Fat Ma , Su Yongkang , Lu Yunna , Ye Zhentang , etc. They performed one by one to pay tribute to the music giant. Although Uncle Ray did not perform on stage, he was dedicated to the audience before every singer appeared. After the performance, he stepped onto the stage with a cane to pay tribute to all the audience, announcing the official end of his musical life. At this point, Uncle Ray has become the oldest singer in the history of the Hong Kong Red Hall.
After the retirement concert, Uncle Ray celebrated her 97th birthday in December 2021. In terms of Uncle Ray's current state, except for the inconvenience of legs and feet, there is no serious problem in other aspects. He can eat and sleep. He can describe him as an elderly person who can live a very high-quality life. Of course, Uncle Ray is 97 years old after all. There is no problem at this moment, which does not mean that there is no problem at this moment. At the beginning of 2022, Uncle Ray was sent to the hospital for treatment due to a stroke.
Uncle Ray lives alone now and has no descendants. He relies on his godson Andy to take care of his daily life. According to Andy, on January 13, he went to Uncle Ray's house to prepare dinner. When he went to the room to ask Uncle Ray for dinner, he found Uncle Ray sitting next to the bed. Andy asked him many questions, but the other party did not respond. Later, he heard Uncle Ray say "This time it's over", and saw his expression painful again, so Andy summoned an ambulance and took Uncle Ray to the hospital.
Uncle Ray was unconscious at one time when he was sent to the hospital. Later, the doctor confirmed that Uncle Ray suffered from ischemic stroke. Unfortunately, the blood vessels were not exploded, and because of the timely rescue, he was not in danger of life. After a week of treatment, Uncle Ray has now been discharged from the hospital and has no sequelae. No matter what, I hope Uncle Ray will recover soon. The 97-year-old man can't stand the tossing, let alone the stroke.
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