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 couping gospel and country together.
Jamie Foxx | Ray Charles | |
Kerry Washington | Della Bae Robinson | |
Regina King | Margie Hendricks | |
Harry Lennix | Joe Adams | |
Clifton Powell | Jeff Brown | |
Bokeem Woodbine | Fathead Newman |
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