Blindness.
Heroin addiction.
Rags to riches.
Triumph overcoming tragedy.
Light transcending darkness.

He is an icon of American jazz, soul, and popular music.

After more than 50 years of show business,
Brother Ray can look back on a career rich in great songs and bestsellers.

Charles classic "I’ve Got a Woman" is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

So is he.