Ray
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.
Keywords:
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
Movie tag line: "The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles."
