In the film's narrative, Margie Hendrix dies of a drug overdose, but in real life, the official cause of her death remains unknown, as no autopsy was ever performed.David "Fathead" Newman (1933–2009), played by Bokeem Woodbine in the film, praised Foxx's performance as Charles, but has disputed the accuracy of the film's portrayal of him, particularly the scene where he introduces Ray to heroin.Indeed: according to most accounts, he spent most of his later life as a functioning alcoholic. Ray really did kick his heroin habit after going into treatment, but the film omits his heavy use of marijuana and alcohol as substitutes for the remainder of his life.Additionally, he and Della divorced in 1977, but are depicted as still together at the film's conclusion, which took place in 1979. Related to the above, Ray had 12 children with 10 different women (3 with wife Della), but only two of these extramarital affairs get any significant focus (Mary Ann Fisher and Margie Hendrix) and only one of these illegitimate children is referred to.Also, Margie Hendricks died in 1973, not 1964 like in the film. Ray did conceive a child, Charles Wayne Hendricks, with his backing singer Margie Hendricks (played by Regina King), but he never asked her to have an abortion like he did in the film and welcomed any child he had whether from his wife Della or otherwise.Ray's rendition of "Georgia on My Mind" did, however, become the official state song. As such, the Georgia state legislature's "resolution" to overturn that ban never occurred in 1979. Additionally, Ray was never banned from playing in the state of Georgia in 1961, doing so countless times afterward. Despite this, Ray would later accept invitations to play before segregated audiences. In reality, Ray was convinced to not perform at segregated concerts via telegrams from civil rights groups, not a live street demonstration. The scene where Ray decides to never play for segregated audiences has him persuaded by a single protester.The scene with Ahmet Ertegun discussing with Ray his concerns over Ray's drug use actually happened with Eric Clapton. He unfortunately wasn't able to due to George's large weight and ran to his mother for help.
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