Ray
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.
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Director: Jerry Grandey, Pamela Alch, Raymond Prado, Taylor Hackford
Actors: Aunjanue Ellis, Bokeem Woodbine, C.J. Sanders, Clifton Powell, Curtis Armstrong, Harry Lennix, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Richard Schiff, Sharon Warren
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