How Did Singer Musician Ray Charles Become Blind
Legendary soul musician Ray Charles (1930-2004) was considered a musical genius, blending various styles of music to create his distinct sound that led to the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He achieved all of this while blind. Blind in Childhood 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....