"Georgia on My Mind"
Behind the Scenes
- 1930 original song
- Written by Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell
- Recorded by Hoagy Carmichael in 1930
- Most associated with Ray Charles
- Recorded by Charles for his 1960 album, The Genius Hits the Road
- Charles' version was named the Georgia state song in 1979
- Part of the Great American Songbook
- Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame twice
1993 - Ray Charles's 1960 version
2014 - Hoagy Carmichael's version
- The original version had no connection to Georgia. Hoagy Carmichael was from Indiana. Stuart Gorrell was from Indiana. Members of Carmichael's orchestra, involved in the recording, were from the Midwest.
- Ray Charles was born in Georgia.
Charles' version -
- No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
- No. 24 on UK Singles Chart
- No. 47 in Belgium
- 44th Greatest Song of All Time, Rolling Stone (2003)
Later versions -
- Ella Fitzgerald, 1962
- The Hawks, 1964
- The Band, 1976
- Willie Nelson, 1978 (Grammy Award, 1979)
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