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Blues rock musician who went blind from glaucoma at age seven. The film Ray was based on his life. Fellow blind musician Stevie Wonder read off Ray as the winner of an Academy Award in one of the categories. The card was written in braille. His song Georgia On My Mind is the state song of Georgia, and was referenced in The Beatles song Back in the USSR as a pun on the U.S. state of Georgia and the Soviet state of Georgia.
Genres[]
Blues rock
Rock and roll
Soul
Traditional Pop
Songs[]
Georgia On My Mind
What'd I Say
Hit the Road Jack
I Can't Stop Loving You
In Film[]
The film Ray documents his life and was filmed beginning after his death. It has been revealed that the film is not entirely accurate.
I Can't Stop Loving You is used in the anime version of Metropolis.