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“Georgia on My Mind” is a song written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Stuart Gorrell (lyrics). It is the official state song of the U.S. state of Georgia. Gorrell wrote the lyrics for Hoagy’s sister, Georgia Carmichael. However, the lyrics of the song are ambiguous enough to refer either to the state or to a woman named “Georgia”. Carmichael’s 1965 autobiography, Sometimes I Wonder, records the origin: a friend, saxophonist and bandleader Frankie Trumbauer, suggested: “Why don’t you write a song called ‘Georgia?’ Nobody lost much writing about the South.” Thus, the song is universally believed to have been written about the state.

It was not until Ray Charles’ 1960 recording on The Genius Hits the Road that the song became a major hit, reaching the number one spot for one week in November 1960 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. On March 7, 1979, in a mutual symbol of reconciliation after conflict over civil rights issues, he performed it before the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature). After this performance, the connection to the state was firmly made, and then the Assembly adopted it as the state song on April 24.
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  • Dimi96

    Truly a genius in every way

    Thursday evening

  • pitrafilla

    wow...

    24 days ago

  • deernivra

    I was fortunate to see Ray in concert. Great sound from a great musician!

    last month

  • sstrosser1

    Man how Ray could feel a song> When you feel a song this is the result. Only few people in my mind could feel a song as they sang it. Ray feels the song as SRV could play a song and thats by feeling it from the inside out. Perfection !!!

    last month

  • greglypoop123

    beautiful, emotional, tender, melodious, feel the love!

    last month

  • PurplePostRock

    Goodness it's good!

    last month

  • ssmith1953

    ray sang across all lines and to all races

    March 2012

  • tutkng

    make sense

    March 2012

  • mestitso

    you were right. thank you!

    March 2012

  • Spirut1

    I think you both mean the version of Georgia on my Mind performed by Ray Charles and The Count Basie Orchestra. It's on the album: Ray Sings Basie Swings :)

    March 2012

  • mestitso

    i love this version! is it live? so far i haven't found it in his discography or on youtube. :(

    March 2012

  • Cazweigun

    Oh man, this version I'm listening to right now is incredible!

    February 2012

  • martinolmo

    precioso.

    January 2012

  • DaJuWi

    I played this song with my jazz-band, too. very nice

    January 2012

  • mothershipsong

    the best ever!!!

    January 2012

  • dana58

    I am from Georgia, and I love this song so much!!!

    January 2012

  • FKNA1

    what a life to of lived.............. thanks ray

    January 2012

  • franklf97

    I love all Ray Charles' songs but this one specially, and I am not from Georgia. P.S.: lastfm is so good, I've discovered a lot about some songs and artists I would had never discovered if I didn't find lastfm. So good.

    January 2012

  • silversurfer250

    A NATIONAL TREASURE.

    January 2012

  • antgibbs

    So beautiful this song is. But after watching the "Ray" movie didn't realize how much resentment that recording this song and songs like it stirred up amongst his old band members. Makes sense though, because the perception might be that he was doing "white" music and had forgotten about his old friends and his roots. What poppycock. Thank God Ray Charles saw past that crap and recorded this song. What a gift this song is for the future generations.

    January 2012
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