Overview
Plot
Born on a Florida sharecropping plantation, Ray Charles lost his sight at seven. Encouraged by his fiercely independent mother, he found his gift at the piano and rose from the Southern circuit to worldwide fame by blending gospel and country.
- Directors
- Taylor Hackford
- Cast
- Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Harry Lennix, Clifton Powell, Bokeem Woodbine, Sharon Warren, C.J. Sanders, Curtis Armstrong, Richard Schiff, Larenz Tate, Terrence Howard, David Krumholtz, Wendell Pierce, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Chris Thomas King, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Rick Gomez, Denise Dowse, Warwick Davis
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Drama, Music
- Release date
- 2004-10-29
- Studios
- Bristol Bay Productions, Universal Pictures, Anvil Films, Baldwin Entertainment Group
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Ray Plot and Cast
Ray Charles was born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida and went blind at seven. His fiercely independent mother insisted he make his own way, and he discovered his calling behind a piano keyboard. Touring the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer built a reputation before exploding into worldwide fame when he pioneered the fusion of gospel and country music.
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