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This is a great cd for the casual ray charles listener. The film starts with the young ray trying to make it in the music business. In a memory that haunted his life, he stood nailed to the spot while the little boy drowned absurdly in a bath basin. A tragic fate may have given this visionary a heightened sensitivity, perception, awareness, even expansion to his obvious musical gifts that he may have never touched upon had he not suffered from his physical affliction. From his humble beginnings in the south through his meteoric rise to the top of american music charts, rays inspirational journey is a tale of hope, redemption and the power of the human. Jun 01, 2011 directed by taylor hackford, this biopic profiles the life of legendary musician ray charles. Ray charles night time is the right time movie version. Ray charles robinson september 23, 1930 june 10, 2004 was an american singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. A man who fought harder and went farther than anyone thought possible. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, he found his calling and his gift behind a piano.
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Told in his adult life with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in florida, his turbulent childhood, which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, him writing his own songs and running his own band, and then stardom. Ray is a 2004 american biographical film focusing on 30 years in the life of rhythm and blues musician ray charles. There are also outstanding supporting performances, including kerry washington as charles wife della bea, regina king as backup singer and mistress margie, and curtis armstrong as atlantic records executive ahmet ertegun. The movies two greatest strengths are foxxs incendiary and fullyinhabited performance and charles peerless music. Back to the sea 2012 kevin, a young flying fish, lives in. Death in beverly hills usa on 10062004 ray charles is an american singer known for his pianist and composer. Ray charles was the musician most responsible for developing soul music. Genius loves company is evidence that ray charles did just that.
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