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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2004-10-29
- video_camera_front Companies Bristol Bay Productions, Universal Pictures, Anvil Films, Baldwin Entertainment Group
- timer Runtime: 152 Mins
- star Rating: 7.5 / 10
- favorite Likes: 1958 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0350258
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The Mess Around - Full Scene
Ray Charles' First Piano Lesson
Ray Charles Rejects Jim Crow Segregation
Every Great Musical Performance—"Hit the Road Jack," "Mess Around," "What'd I Say" and more!
Official Trailer
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smart_display Cast
Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles
Kerry Washington
Della Bea Robinson
Regina King
Margie Hendricks
Harry Lennix
Joe Adams
Clifton Powell
Jeff Brown
Bokeem Woodbine
Fathead Newman
Sharon Warren
Aretha Robinson
C.J. Sanders
Young Ray Robinson
Curtis Armstrong
Ahmet Ertegun
Richard Schiff
Jerry Wexler
Larenz Tate
Quincy Jones
Terrence Howard
Gossie McGee
David Krumholtz
Milt Shaw
Wendell Pierce
Wilbur Brassfield
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Mary Ann Fisher
Chris Thomas King
Lowell Fulson
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Jimmy
Rick Gomez
Tom Dowd
Denise Dowse
Marlene
Warwick Davis
Oberon
Patrick Bauchau
Dr. Hacker
Robert Wisdom
Jack Lauderdale
Kurt Fuller
Sam Clark
Jedda Jones
Mercedes
Gary Grubbs
Billy Ray
Carol Sutton
Eula
Paula Jai Parker
Ruth Brown
Eric O'Neal Jr.
Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs.
Tequan Richmond
Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs.
Ayanna Tatum
Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited)
groups Crew
Taylor Hackford
Director
James L. White
Screenplay
Taylor Hackford
Story
Barbara A. Hall
Line Producer
Maria Nay
Set Decoration
Craig Armstrong
Original Music Composer
Scott Plauche
Art Direction
Curt Sobel
Music Supervisor
Ray Charles Robinson Jr.
Co-Producer
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Karen Baker Landers
Supervising Sound Editor
Yvonne Yaconelli
Production Supervisor
Stephen Altman
Production Design
Per Hallberg
Supervising Sound Editor
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Nicola Goode
Still Photographer
James L. White
Story
William J. Immerman
Executive Producer
Alise Benjamin
Co-Producer
Stacye P. Branche
Makeup Department Head
Howard Baldwin
Producer
Nick Morton
Co-Producer
Mary Frances Eglin
Art Department Coordinator
Stuart Benjamin
Producer
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
Hair Department Head
Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
Pamela Alch
Script Supervisor
Karen Elise Baldwin
Producer
Jaime Rucker King
Executive Producer
Taylor Hackford
Producer
Paul Hirsch
Editor
Jeff Galpin
Stunt Coordinator
Camille Friend
Hairstylist
John Bucklin
Supervising Art Director
Scott Sanders
Sound Effects Editor
Dan Hegeman
Sound Effects Editor
Christopher Moriana
Foley Artist
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist
Michelle Pazer
ADR Editor
Bruce Tanis
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Cantamessa
Production Sound Mixer
Anthony Maccario
Property Master
Scott Millan
Sound Mixer
Frederick H. Stahly
Dialogue Editor
Christopher Assells
Sound Effects Editor
Greg Orloff
Sound Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Jerry Grandey
First Assistant Director
Bob Beemer
Sound Mixer
Raymond Prado
Second Unit Director
Anna MacKenzie
ADR Editor
Dino DiMuro
Sound Effects Editor
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Chris Jargo
ADR Supervisor
Kimaree Long
Dialogue Editor
Peter Staubli
Sound Effects Editor
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