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| From left to right, Dr. Jeanne Glidden Prickett Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Congresswoman Corrine Brown, Gulf Atlantic District Manager Charley Miller, and Acting Jacksonville Customer Relations Coordinator Amy Escobar attended a special stamp unveiling of the Ray Charles stamp. |
A Ray Charles Stamp unveiling event was held at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind (FSDB) last month.
Ray Charles was enrolled at FSDB in 1937 after becoming blind at the age of seven.
At FSDB, he learned to read Braille and played a variety of musical instruments including the piano, organ, and clarinet.
He left the school at age 15 to begin performing and along the way, dropped his last name of Robinson because
boxer Sugar Ray Robinson was rising to prominence and he didn’t want any name confusion.
District Manager Charley Miller noted another honoree, Frank Sinatra, once described Ray Charles as “The only true genius
in show business.”
After the dedication, Miller gave each Outta Sight Band member a copy of the Postal Service Ray Charles Forever CD.
The CD is still a chart topper and available at local Post Offices.
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