Ray Charles started to lose his sight at the age of five. He went completely blind by the age of seven. Although some sources suggest his blindness was due to glaucoma, most suggest that Ray began to lose his sight from an infection caused by soapy water to his eyes which was left untreated. He attended school at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in St. Augustine from 1937 to 1945, where he developed his musical talent. During this time he performed on WFOY radio in St. Augustine. His mother died when he was 15, and his father died three years later.
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