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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: 2068 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0350258
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Other Videos
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Ray Charles' First Piano Lesson
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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)
Afemo Omilami
Angry Husband
groups Crew
Taylor Hackford
Director
James L. White
Screenplay
Stuart Benjamin
Producer
Howard Baldwin
Producer
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
Hair Department Head
Barbara A. Hall
Line Producer
Craig Armstrong
Original Music Composer
Stephen Altman
Production Design
Curt Sobel
Music Supervisor
Taylor Hackford
Producer
William J. Immerman
Executive Producer
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Taylor Hackford
Story
Scott Plauche
Art Direction
Alise Benjamin
Co-Producer
Karen Baker Landers
Supervising Sound Editor
Nicola Goode
Still Photographer
James L. White
Story
Maria Nay
Set Decoration
Per Hallberg
Supervising Sound Editor
Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
Pamela Alch
Script Supervisor
Karen Elise Baldwin
Producer
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Jaime Rucker King
Executive Producer
Nick Morton
Co-Producer
Ray Charles Robinson Jr.
Co-Producer
Yvonne Yaconelli
Production Supervisor
Mary Frances Eglin
Art Department Coordinator
Stacye P. Branche
Makeup Department Head
Jeff Galpin
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Hirsch
Editor
Camille Friend
Hairstylist
John Bucklin
Supervising Art Director
Bruce Tanis
Sound Effects Editor
Dino DiMuro
Sound Effects Editor
Anthony Maccario
Property Master
Scott Sanders
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Staubli
Sound Effects Editor
Dan Hegeman
Sound Effects Editor
Chris Jargo
ADR Supervisor
Michelle Pazer
ADR Editor
Christopher Assells
Sound Effects Editor
Christopher Moriana
Foley Artist
Greg Orloff
Sound Mixer
Kimaree Long
Dialogue Editor
Frederick H. Stahly
Dialogue Editor
Anna MacKenzie
ADR Editor
Raymond Prado
Second Unit Director
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Jerry Grandey
First Assistant Director
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist
Bob Beemer
Sound Mixer
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Scott Millan
Sound Mixer
Steve Cantamessa
Production Sound Mixer
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