
"The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles."
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.
Ray Charles

Della Bea Robinson

Margie Hendricks

Joe Adams

Jeff Brown

Fathead Newman

Aretha Robinson
Young Ray Robinson
Ahmet Ertegun

Jerry Wexler

Quincy Jones

Gossie McGee

Milt Shaw

Wilbur Brassfield

Mary Ann Fisher

Lowell Fulson

Jimmy

Tom Dowd

Marlene

Oberon

Dr. Hacker

Jack Lauderdale

Sam Clark

Mercedes

Billy Ray

Eula

Ruth Brown

Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.
Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.

Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)

Angry Husband
