Ray
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 couping gospel and country together.
Released: 2004
Casts:
Bokeem Woodbine, Chris Thomas King, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Wendell Pierce, Richard Schiff, Gary Grubbs, Robert Wisdom, Patrick Bauchau, David Krumholtz, Curtis Armstrong, Kerry Washington, Larenz Tate, Warwick Davis, Rick Gomez, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Jamie Foxx, Aunjanue Ellis, Terrence Howard, Jedda Jones, Denise Dowse, Harry Lennix, Kurt Fuller, C.J. Sanders, Sharon Warren