Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles 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 incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business.

Directed by
Taylor Hackford

Cast
Jamie Foxx - Ray Charles
Kerry Washington - Della Bea Robinson
Regina King - Margie Hendricks
Clifton Powell - Jeff Brown
Harry J Lennix - Joe Adams
Bokeem Woodbine - Fathead Newman
Aunjanue Ellis - Mary Ann Fisher
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 McKee

Production Co.
Bristol Bay Productions
Anvil Films
Baldwin Entertainment Group

Produced by
William J. Immerman
Jaime Rucker King (II)
Stuart Benjamin

Studio
Universal Pictures

Writer
Taylor Hackford
James L. White

Music
Craig Armstrong