Obituary: Rockie Charles (1939-2010) April 1, 2010 by: Jeff Hannusch [caption id="attachment_93182" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Photo By Skip Bolen"][/caption] New Orleans’ “President of Soul,” Rockie Charles, whose given name was Alfred Charles Merrick, died after a long battle with cancer... Continue Reading This With an OffBeat Subscription Subscribe now! Already a member? Sign in ObituariesRockie Charles