In Northern Florida, Ray Charles was born on a sharecropping plantation. At the age of seven, he lost his sight, but he kept going. With the help of his strong-willed mom, he found what he loved and how to do it at the piano. The soulful singer made a name for himself on the Southern music circuit. Then, when he started mixing gospel and country, he became famous around the world.
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In Northern Florida, Ray Charles was born on a sharecropping plantation. At the age of seven, he lost his sight, but he kept going. With the help of his strong-willed mom, he found what he loved and how to do it at the piano. The soulful singer made a name for himself on the Southern music circuit. Then, when he started mixing gospel and country, he became famous around the world.
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