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Ray Charles Robinson was born in September 23, 1930 in Albany Georgia . As a child he lived with his mother, Aretha and his brother . His father was a ghost figure , abandoning Arthena and the two children which were very young. As a child , Ray's brother died in a accident while playing in a laundry tub, drowning to death. This event traumatized Ray and causing him to sometimes panic or worry as seeing his own brother die suffering . At the age of 5, he was diagnosed with glaucoma and by 7, he had lost his vision . His mother and him lived very poor , being the reason why they couldn't afford better treatment for Rays problem. Although they were poor , his mother would always support him and tried to do the best she could . Ray attended school

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