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Summary
Ray is a Oscar-winning film starring Jamie Foxx in a biopic about the life and career of legendary musician Ray Charles Robinson (better known as Ray Charles).
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Throughout the film, we see how traumatic moments from Ray’s childhood continued to haunt and impact him as an adult. There is also some insight into his career from the perspective of both its creative milestones and business dealings.
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The film begins with Ray as a young adult trying to get started as a professional musician.
He’s been playing the piano for years at this point but lacks connections and is trying to gain entry to the music industry by joining a live band. It can be difficult for any musician who is just getting started on their professional journey but things are further complicated by Ray being blind and Black in the Jim Crow South.
Unfortunately, as with many Black artists of his time and even into the present, Ray was swindled by his handl