Ray

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by his fiercely independent mother 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, leaving behind a trail of triumphs and struggles that would define his life and legacy.