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    On July 14, 1973, Margie Hendrix, the mother of Ray's son Charles Wayne Hendrix, died at 38 years old, which led to Ray having to care for the child. The official cause of her death is unknown. In 1974, Charles left ABC Records and recorded several albums on his own label, Crossover Records.

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  3. Mar 16, 2023 · The young Ray, however, suffered a life-altering loss at age five. One day, he and his brother were playing in the backyard when four-year-old George slipped and fell into a large metal tub used by his mother to clean their clothes. Ray couldn't pull George, weighed down by the soapy clothes, out.

  4. Sep 21, 2022 · Distraught over his mother Aretha's death, Ray Charles left school at 15 to work as a professional musician (per The Washington Post).

  5. Apr 20, 2008 · Born Ray Charles Robinson in rural Georgia in 1930, Charles died at 73 in Beverly Hills on June 10, 2004, after a long battle with cancer.

  6. Jun 29, 2021 · Shortly after witnessing his brother's death, Ray Charles began to lose his vision. According to the Orlando Sentinel, his eyes began leaking, and his mother took him to local doctors, who said Charles was going blind without giving any explanation as to why.

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  7. Jun 12, 2021 · Ray Charles pointed to his mother’s death as a catalyst for his trauma. The film Ray creates a narrative of Charles’ mental health struggles that is rooted in guilt over witnessing his brother...

  8. Jul 17, 2024 · Charles' mother died when he was 15, and for a year he toured on the "Chitlin' Circuit" in the South. While on the road, he picked up a love for heroin. At the of age 16, Charles moved to...

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