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.
Movie tag line: "The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles."
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Character: Ray Charles
Character: Della Bea Robinson
Character: Margie Hendricks
Character: Joe Adams
Character: Jeff Brown
Character: Fathead Newman
Character: Aretha Robinson
Character: Young Ray Robinson
Character: Ahmet Ertegun
Character: Jerry Wexler
Character: Quincy Jones
Character: Gossie McGee
Character: Milt Shaw
Character: Wilbur Brassfield
Character: Mary Ann Fisher
Character: Lowell Fulson
Character: Jimmy
Character: Tom Dowd
Character: Marlene
Character: Oberon
Character: Dr. Hacker
Character: Jack Lauderdale
Character: Sam Clark
Character: Mercedes
Character: Billy Ray
Character: Eula
Character: Ruth Brown
Character: Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.
Character: Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
Character: Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)
Character: Angry Husband