You are here: ilikemusic.com > features > Ray

related links

1. Ray Charles WebSite
2. Ray Charles: Man and Music
3. More Music From Ray

Ray

"Soul is a way of life, but it is always the hard way." - Ray Charles

If a life is merely the sum of its parts, then the story of Ray Charles might read as a tale of personal highs and lows behind a lengthy, award-winning career in the music business.

But for a man who synthesized his struggles, pain and personal darkness as effectively as he incorporated a myriad of musical styles—Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Rock and Roll, Gospel, Country & Western—into his art, the story reads much differently, transformed from a sequence of events and accomplishments into a compelling and ultimately inspiring journey of a one-of-a-kind genius with a distinct vision…who, along the way, gave the world a new way to hear.

Ray is the never-before-told, musical biographical drama of American legend Ray Charles, brought to the big screen following a 15-year journey by award-winning filmmaker TAYLOR HACKFORD and featuring a remarkable performance from the multifaceted JAMIE FOXX.

Director Hackford (The Devil's Advocate, Dolores Claiborne, An Officer and a Gentleman)—who, along with producing partner STUART BENJAMIN (La Bamba, The Long Walk Home, Everybody's All-American), spent the last 15 years developing this story with Ray Charles—presents a well defined portrait of an artist who turned his personal encounters with darkness into a burning light. The story of Ray - that of an impoverished, blind child of the segregated South who went on to break down social and artistic barriers and change the history of American music - is the quintessentially American story of a man's fight to control his own destiny.
page << 1 2 >>

Also See: ilikemusic.com