blindness and impaired vision,country music,jazz,loss of loved one,black people,overdose,bus ride,georgia,melancholy,record producer,biography,rags to riches,childhood trauma,gospel,indianapolis,record label,recording studio,pianist,usa history,cautionary

Ray (2004)

Poster for Ray

The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

Cast & Crew

Director
Taylor Hackford
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    Ray Charles Jamie Foxx
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    Della Bea Robinson Kerry Washington
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    Margie Hendricks Regina King
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    Joe Adams Harry Lennix
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    Jeff Brown Clifton Powell
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    Fathead Newman Bokeem Woodbine
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    Ahmet Ertegun Curtis Armstrong
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    Jerry Wexler Richard Schiff

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