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    How old was Ray Charles when he went blind?

    Question #109412. Asked by 29CoveRoad. (Oct 03 09 11:27 PM)


    dantheman1029

    		Shortly after his brothers death, Ray Charles started to go blind. By the age of 7 he had completely lost sight. Which made his life even harder as his family was already as lower class to the area as dirt.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles#Early_career

    [Link added -- Zb]

    Oct 03 09, 11:31 PM
    snuiteke

    		Charles never knew exactly why he went blind, but he remembered starting to lose his sight at 5, a few months after his younger brother had drowned. Born in Georgia, he grew up dirt poor in Greenville, Fla. His mother sent him away to a public school for the blind at 7. At 17, with both parents now dead, he moved to Seattle, where he started his recording career.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/14/60minutes/main649346.shtml

    Oct 05 09, 5:44 AM

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