Did Ray Charles help with the movie Ray?

The producers of Ray make much of the fact that Ray himself endorsed the movie. That’s certainly true. He wanted a successful crossover movie to mirror his successful crossover music. He participated and helped in any way he could.

Did Jamie Foxx do his own singing in Ray?

A classically trained pianist, Foxx says it was important to the portrayal that he was not just acting when he sat down to the piano. But Foxx does not sing them; he skillfully lip-syncs to the actual vintage Ray Charles studio sessions and concert recordings.

Can Ray Charles See?

Although the young Ray Charles—born Ray Charles Robinson—began to lose his sight at the age of 5, not long after witnessing his brother’s drowning, his eventual blindness was medical, not traumatic. At the age of 7, he became completely blind when his right eye was removed due to intense pain.

Did Regina King sing in the movie Ray?

Regina doesn’t do any of her own singing in the movie, but Jamie does fill in some of the gaps in recording from the early years for the movie, “We had to use the actual recordings that they actually recorded.

Why did Ray go blind?

At an early age, his vision began to deteriorate, and by age seven, Ray was completely blind. The cause of his blindness was believed to be glaucoma. Shortly after losing his vision in 1937, Ray Charles was sent to St. Augustine, Florida to attend a special school for the deaf and visually impaired.

What caused Ray Charles to lose his sight?

Ray Charles did not lose his sight until he was about seven years old. Years later, doctors suggested that juvenile glaucoma had caused his blindness.

Does Jamie Foxx actually play piano?

Mr. Foxx plays all the piano in “Ray,” but he made no attempt to reproduce Charles’s distinctive vocals. And he says he avoided further contact with Charles for fear he would end up portraying the older version of the singer and not the 18- to 49-year-old he’s required to play in the film.

How did Ray become blind?

How did Ray Charle go blind?

Ray Charles did not lose his sight until he was about seven years old. Years later, doctors suggested that juvenile glaucoma had caused his blindness. I lost my sight when I was seven. So blindness didn’t have anything to do with it.