Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven after being born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida. He discovered his calling and gift behind a piano keyboard, thanks to a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way. The soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered the marriage of gospel and country music.
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Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven after being born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida. He discovered his calling and gift behind a piano keyboard, thanks to a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way. The soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered the marriage of gospel and country music.
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