Ray Charles Film Jamie Foxx Special Content from Creators #773

Ray is a 2004 american biographical drama film focusing on 30 years in the life of soul musician ray charles It was written by james l White from a story by hackford and white It stars jamie foxx as charles, along with kerry washington, clifton powell, harry lennix, terrence howard, larenz tate, richard. With jamie foxx, kerry washington, regina king, clifton powell The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician ray charles, from his humble beginnings in the south, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s. Promotional featurette for the movie ray (2004) I do not own the rights ##### reelblack's mission is to educate, entertain, enlighten, and empower through black film. Jamie foxx suggests the complexities of ray charles in a great, exuberant performance He doesn’t do the singing — that’s all ray charles on the soundtrack — but what would be the point Ray charles was deeply involved in the project for years, until his death in june, and the film had access to his recordings, so of course it should use them, because nobody else could sing like ray. He portrayed the legendary musician ray charles in the biographical film ray, directed by taylor hackford. This film chronicles the life of ray charles, portraying his remarkable journey from a childhood marked by tragedy to becoming a groundbreaking music icon The story explores both the triumphs and personal struggles that defined his.