Ray Charles was a good role model for several reasons.

The first reason was Ray Charles was someone that anyone couldn't understand why Ray Charles was a very talented musician. He had some ons and offs when he did drugs, but he still had talent.

the second reason he is a role model When Ray Charles wrote "Georgia on my Mind", he was supposed to play in Georgia when there were segregation. Because he refused to play in Georgia. The state of Georgia had banned Ray Charles from playing there. Seven months after Ray Charles was welcomed back to Georgia. was it just 7 months?

The third reason he is a role model is because, Ray Charles had to stay in a rehabilitation treatment facility to get rid of the drugs in his body.