Ray
“The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.”
7.5(2,323)PG-1320042h 32mEN
Directed by Taylor Hackford
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.
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blindness and impaired visioncountry musicjazzloss of loved oneoverdosebus ridegeorgiamelancholyrecord producerbiographyrags to richeschildhood trauma
Budget $40.0MBox office $124.7M
