this be the true story of the great pianist and jazz singer or legend ray charles ( oscar and bafta and golden globe win jamie foxx ) . he be bear in a poor african american town and and he go blind at 7 year old and but with his skill of touch and hearing and this be what would later in life would lead him to stardom . by the 1960 he have accomplish his dream and and selling record in million and and lead the chart with song and album . but the story also show his downfall and include the separation from his wife and child and because of his affair with a band member and his drug and alcohol use and and go to prison because of this . also star regina king a margie hendricks and kerry washington a della bea robinson and clifton powell a jeff brown and harry j. lennix a joe adam and bokeem woodbine a fathead newman and aunjanue elli a mary ann fisher and sharon warren a aretha robinson and c. j. sander a young ray robinson and curtis armstrong a ahmet ertegun and richard schiff a jerry wexler . it be a great story with a great singer impression and the song and include hit the road jack and be the highlight . it win the oscar for best sound mixing and and it be nominate for best costume design and best director for taylor hackford and best editing and best motion picture of the year and it win the bafta for best sound and and it be nominate for the anthony asquith award for film music for craig armstrong and best original screenplay and and it be nominate the golden globe for best motion picture musical or comedy . it be number 99 on 100 year and 100 cheer . very good .