Ray (2004)

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.

• 1970s
• american history
• biography
• black people
• blindness and impaired vision
• bus ride
• childhood trauma
• country music
• from rags to riches
• georgia
• gospel
• indianapolis
• jazz
• loss of loved one
• overdose
• rags to riches
• record label
• record producer
• recording studio
• soul