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The Life and Death of Ray Charles

Ray Charles’ Early Life and Career Ray Charles Robinson was born on September 23, 1930, in Albany, Georgia, USA. He was the son of Bailey Robinson, a laborer, and Aretha Robinson, a sharecropper. Ray Charles began losing his sight at a young age and was completely blind by the age of seven. Despite his disability, he developed an interest in…