Legendary Music Icons And The Places They Called Home
The Place Ray Charles First Learned The Piano
Ray Charles was born in 1930 in Georgia. However, he spent much of his youth in Greenville, Florida which is where he actually learned to play music. This is the small home which he has called home. Ray was first drawn to music when he heard Wylie Pitman play the boogie-woogie on the piano at the Red Wing Café. Wylie was the one who first showed Ray how to play the piano. His childhood home has been restored with the help of the Florida Bureau of Historic Preservation, which is unsurprising since Ray Charles is a music legend and icon. The home also now sports a plaque in front of the home with a message about Ray Charles and early life in the community.
