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About This Track
“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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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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Cazweigun wrote:
Oh man, this version I'm listening to right now is incredible!
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martinolmo wrote:
precioso.
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DaJuWi wrote:
I played this song with my jazz-band, too. very nice
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mothershipsong wrote:
the best ever!!!
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dana58 wrote:
I am from Georgia, and I love this song so much!!!
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FKNA1 wrote:
what a life to of lived.............. thanks ray
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franklf97 wrote:
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.
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silversurfer250 wrote:
A NATIONAL TREASURE.
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antgibbs wrote:
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.
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Kera_MarieDB wrote:
This song makes me so proud to live here. Only someone like Ray could have captured the beauty of growing up in GA.
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JustChewIt wrote:
потрясающие интонации, особенно проишрыш "other arms reach out to me..." просто гениально)
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elizabethbryson wrote:
Pure class from the brilliant, Mr. Ray Charles!!
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
Ray
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dragonswings wrote:
Always love to hear this when it snows where I live now. Makes me think of a languid summer evening on the porch of my college dorm with a soft rain and a glass of tea. Love it
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Floridaboatman wrote:
Georgia native here, one of my all time favorites!!!!
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joanur wrote:
Good Lord, that's sexy..
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antgibbs wrote:
Just a lush and beautiful track. I feel like Ray is embracing the state with his voice and will.
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silversurfer250 wrote:
Here's the Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thls_tMuFkc (and, yes, it's the state song of Georgia!)
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waxsolutions wrote:
love it... classic!! he was a genius!
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Cazweigun wrote:
Classic.
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