UNITED STATES · 2004

Ray

Taylor Hackford
overcoming disability musical genius gospel and country fusion Southern music history maternal influence
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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.

Year2004
CountryUnited States
DirectorTaylor Hackford
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