Ray

726 00:49:09,994 --> 00:49:11,454 Ray, I'm sorry. 727 00:49:11,874 --> 00:49:13,614 RAY: She never was real healthy. 728 00:49:13,705 --> 00:49:16,165 RAY: She just worked herself to death, poor thing. 729 00:49:16,245 --> 00:49:19,205 RAY: That's why she didn't want me carrying around no tin cup. 730 00:49:19,295 --> 00:49:22,465 The kids I went to school with were doing basket weaving... 731 00:49:22,545 --> 00:49:23,795 and wickerwork. 732 00:49:24,505 --> 00:49:26,885 But not you. Because of your gift. 733 00:49:26,965 --> 00:49:28,595 Because of my ears. 734 00:49:28,975 --> 00:49:30,885 I can mimic damn near anybody... 735 00:49:30,975 --> 00:49:33,515 and I make a pretty decent living at it. 736 00:49:33,605 --> 00:49:37,305 It's just, if I change my style up and people really don't dig it... 737 00:49:37,395 --> 00:49:39,385 what am I left with? 738 00:49:39,896 --> 00:49:42,516 I mean, when you're blind, Miss Antwine... 739 00:49:42,606 --> 00:49:44,356 you ain't got that many choices. 740 00:49:45,866 --> 00:49:49,146 Seems to me like you got all the choices in the world. 741 00:49:49,406 --> 00:49:53,536 God gave you the gift to sound like anybody you please, even yourself. 742 00:49:55,246 --> 00:49:57,736 <i>We're here. This is where I live.</i> 743 00:49:58,206 --> 00:50:00,876 Do you think the preacher would let me in? 744 00:50:00,966 --> 00:50:02,876 I'm a sinner, but I need a little prayer. 745 00:50:02,966 --> 00:50:05,416 His wife don't like me having male company. 746 00:50:05,547 --> 00:50:08,587 Tell him there's a soul out here that needs saving. 747 00:50:09,387 --> 00:50:12,837 RAY: You know, Miss Antwine, you really got me thinking. 748 00:50:14,687 --> 00:50:16,177 About what? 749 00:50:16,267 --> 00:50:19,557 About my life. About my music. 750 00:50:21,647 --> 00:50:23,147 RAY: About everything. 751 00:50:25,367 --> 00:50:28,527 Ray, don't you think we're moving a little fast? 752 00:50:31,078 --> 00:50:33,488 I'm going to go to New York for a couple of weeks... 753 00:50:33,578 --> 00:50:35,538 and when I get back... 754 00:50:35,628 --> 00:50:38,028 you can take it as slow as you want. 755 00:50:40,708 --> 00:50:42,538 All right, Mr. Charles. 756 00:50:43,928 --> 00:50:47,588 All right, Miss Antwine. I'll see you in a couple of weeks. 757 00:50:47,888 --> 00:50:49,838 Hold on, let me call you a cab. 758 00:50:49,928 --> 00:50:54,228 RAY: I got it. Three blocks up, left for two, right for one. 759 00:50:54,478 --> 00:50:58,348 RAY: Fifteen giant steps, and I'm at the Crystal White Hotel. Hello. 760 00:51:05,409 --> 00:51:09,399 AHMET: Mess Around <i>was a positive step for us, Ray. We're making progress.</i> 761 00:51:09,489 --> 00:51:11,449 RAY: Come on, Ahmet, you've been nice to me. 762 00:51:11,539 --> 00:51:13,449 RAY: But I haven't given you guys any hits. 763 00:51:13,539 --> 00:51:16,789 Atlantic has been good to me, but if you want something special... 764 00:51:16,879 --> 00:51:18,699 I'm gonna need my own band. 765 00:51:18,789 --> 00:51:21,959 Oh, man. Taking a band out on the road costs a mint, Ray. 766 00:51:22,050 --> 00:51:25,130 Even Joe Morris is struggling. His band's had a hit record. 767 00:51:25,220 --> 00:51:26,880 But, Ahmet, I'm not Joe Morris. 768 00:51:26,970 --> 00:51:30,880 You told me if I think pennies, I get pennies. I'm thinking dollars. 769 00:51:32,520 --> 00:51:35,350 Ruth Brown's got a tour booked in Georgia. 770 00:51:36,350 --> 00:51:38,680 JERRY: She needs a band. RAY: I'll take it. 771 00:51:39,270 --> 00:51:43,570 I could write the charts for her, do backup, and also be an opening act. 772 00:51:46,651 --> 00:51:47,941 Okay. 773 00:51:48,031 --> 00:51:50,571 AHMET: But you're going to be financially responsible. 774 00:51:50,661 --> 00:51:52,701 You'll have to make it work. 775 00:51:52,791 --> 00:51:55,661 I'm gonna make it do what it do, baby. 776 00:52:08,471 --> 00:52:09,751 Ray? 777 00:52:09,841 --> 00:52:12,251 Miss Antwine, it's been two weeks. 778 00:52:12,352 --> 00:52:14,062 It's been three. 779 00:52:19,732 --> 00:52:22,192 Where's the preacher at? And the wife? 780 00:52:22,272 --> 00:52:24,402 They in Dallas till Monday. 781 00:52:24,482 --> 00:52:26,232 RAY: Well, hallelujah! 782 00:52:36,372 --> 00:52:37,832 Della Bea. 783 00:52:38,713 --> 00:52:41,033 Kind of like a honey bee, right? 784 00:52:44,423 --> 00:52:46,083 Can I call you Bea? 785 00:52:47,093 --> 00:52:49,383 Yeah, I'd like that. 786 00:52:52,263 --> 00:52:56,093 There's only been two cats that I ever really trusted in my life. 787 00:52:57,733 --> 00:53:00,893 There's Jeff Brown, he's going to be my tour manager... 788 00:53:01,733 --> 00:53:04,063 Fathead Newman, my tenor man... 789 00:53:06,234 --> 00:53:07,694 and now you. 790 00:53:15,544 --> 00:53:18,954 But you gotta do me a favour. You gotta always tell me the truth... 791 00:53:19,044 --> 00:53:21,034 just like you did before. 792 00:53:22,044 --> 00:53:25,044 Don't fe