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Ray (2004)

Ray (2004)

Drama Music

The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.

Release Date: 2004, October 29
Directors: Taylor Hackford
Countries: United States of America
Production: Bristol Bay Productions, Universal Pictures, Anvil Films, Baldwin Entertainment Group
Cast: Gary Grubbs, Jamie Foxx, Warwick Davis, Bokeem Woodbine, Wendell Pierce, Afemo Omilami, Robert Wisdom, David Krumholtz, Terrence Howard, Richard Schiff, Kurt Fuller, Larenz Tate

Overview:

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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