Making his only major film appearance, legendary soul singer, musician and composer ray charles helps transform the lives of a blind boy and his widowed mother in this poignant, uplifting film drama set in mid 1960s london. Presented in a brand new transfer from the original film elements in its as exhibited theatrical aspect ratio, ballad in blue sees charles who had lost his sight completely by the age of eight performing some of his best loved songs, including i got a woman, hit the road, jack and busted.during a performance for blind children, global star ray charles befriends david, a young boy who has recently lost his sight, and tries to help him come to terms with his condition. Then, during a world tour, charles finds himself in paris, where a surgeon is pioneering a radical procedure that could restore david's sight he sets out not only to convince david's over protective mother to allow her son to undergo the surgery, but also to reconcile her with her boyfriend, a struggling composer who seeks solace in alcohol.special featuresimage gallery