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Jeff Brown:
Where you from Ray? Ray Charles:
North Florida. Jeff Brown:
Old North Florida boy. Your people still down there? Ray Charles:
Naw. Jeff Brown:
All right. Hey, pardon me for asking, but How do you get around so good without a cane or a dog? Ray Charles:
How do you get around so good without a cane or a dog? Jeff Brown:
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry. Ray Charles:
My ears gotta be my eyes, man. Everything sounds different, you know? That's why I wear hard sole shoes so I can hear the echo of my footsteps off the wall. When I pass by an open doorway the sound changes. Jeff Brown:
Wow, that's cool. Ray Charles:
You gotta learn pretty quick if you want to get around on your own
Where you from Ray? Ray Charles:
North Florida. Jeff Brown:
Old North Florida boy. Your people still down there? Ray Charles:
Naw. Jeff Brown:
All right. Hey, pardon me for asking, but How do you get around so good without a cane or a dog? Ray Charles:
How do you get around so good without a cane or a dog? Jeff Brown:
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry. Ray Charles:
My ears gotta be my eyes, man. Everything sounds different, you know? That's why I wear hard sole shoes so I can hear the echo of my footsteps off the wall. When I pass by an open doorway the sound changes. Jeff Brown:
Wow, that's cool. Ray Charles:
You gotta learn pretty quick if you want to get around on your own
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Where you from Ray
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North Florida
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Oh North Florida boy
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Your people still down there
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No
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All right
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Hey uh pardon me for askin'
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but how do you get around so good
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without a cane or a dog
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How do you get around so good without a cane or dog
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I'm sorry I didn't mean to pry
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My ears got to be my eyes man Its
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Everything sounds different
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You know that's why I wear hard soled shoes
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so I can hear my footsteps echo off the wall
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So when I pass by an open doorway the sound changes
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Wow That's cool
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You know you got to learn pretty quick if you want to get around on your own
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Movie Summary
The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.

