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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> Taylor Hackford (Director)
> Paweł Edelman (Director of Photography)
> John Bucklin (Supervising Art Director)
> Raymond Prado (Second Unit Director)
> Jerry Grandey (First Assistant Director)
> James L. White (Screenplay)
> Taylor Hackford (Story)
> James L. White (Story)
