Ray
Posted on Apr 23, 2008 under electronic toys |
A biopic of legendary soul and R&B singer Ray Charles which details his rise to fame in the 1950s and ’60s. Growing up poor black and blind in the rural south Charles learns under the tutelage of his tough-love mother to turn these handicaps into assets. With this training Ray eventually plays his way into a major deal with Atlantic records and earns icon status as an American legend. Along the way the high cost of fame leads him to engage in abusive relationships manipulative behaviour and struggles with drug and alcohol problems.