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You can stream Ray (2004) on Netflix with a subscription.

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

Ray is a film that explores themes of blindness and impaired vision, country music, jazz. It also touches on loss of loved one and overdose and bus ride.

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