Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
| Directing | Taylor Hackford | Director |
| Writing | James L. White | Screenplay |
| Art | Stephen Altman | Production Design |
| Production | Barbara A. Hall | Line Producer |
| Production | Alise Benjamin | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Taylor Hackford | Story |
| Sound | Per Hallberg | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Nick Morton | Co-Producer |
| Writing | James L. White | Story |
| Production | Ray Charles Robinson Jr. | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Sound | Craig Armstrong | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Stuart Benjamin | Producer |
| Production | Karen Elise Baldwin | Producer |
| Art | Maria Nay | Set Decoration |
| Production | Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Production | Jaime Rucker King | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yvonne Yaconelli | Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Camera | Nicola Goode | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | JoAnn Stafford-Chaney | Hair Department Head |
| Production | William J. Immerman | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacye P. Branche | Makeup Department Head |
| Camera | Paweł Edelman | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Jeff Galpin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Karen Baker Landers | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Mary Frances Eglin | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Curt Sobel | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Scott Plauche | Art Direction |
| Production | Howard Baldwin | Producer |
| Editing | Paul Hirsch | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camille Friend | Hairstylist |
| Art | John Bucklin | Supervising Art Director |
| Sound | Dino DiMuro | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Peter Staubli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Chris Jargo | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Michelle Pazer | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley Artist |
| Sound | James Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Kimaree Long | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Tanis | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Steve Cantamessa | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Dan Hegeman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Greg Orloff | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Frederick H. Stahly | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Assells | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Scott Sanders | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Anthony Maccario | Property Master |
| Sound | Anna MacKenzie | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Scott Millan | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Jerry Grandey | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Raymond Prado | Second Unit Director |
