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.
as Ray Charles
as Della Bea Robinson
as Margie Hendricks
as Joe Adams
as Jeff Brown
as Fathead Newman
as Aretha Robinson
as Young Ray Robinson
as Ahmet Ertegun
as Jerry Wexler
as Quincy Jones
as Gossie McGee
as Milt Shaw
as Wilbur Brassfield
as Mary Ann Fisher
as Lowell Fulson
as Jimmy
as Tom Dowd
as Marlene
as Oberon
as Dr. Hacker
as Jack Lauderdale
as Sam Clark
as Mercedes
as Billy Ray
as Eula
as Ruth Brown
as Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.
as Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
as Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)
as Angry Husband
