Ray Charles Robinson

Ray Charles Robinson

Introduction

Ray Charles began to lose his vision at approximately the age of five. This did not stop him from going to school or becoming a legend. This paper applies the 6 Benedictine Core Values to the life and music of Ray Charles Robinson.

Excellence

Even though he went completely blind at seven, due to glaucoma, Charles still attended Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind from 1937 to 1945. It was here that he developed his talent in music. Both his parents died before he was 15. After his mother's death, he dropped out of school and ...