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Georgia on My Mind
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Song Showcase:
Georgia on
My Mind
History
- Written in 1930
- Hoagy Carmichael: music
- Stuart Gorrel: lyrics
- Many thought that the song was not about the state of Georgia, but about Carmichael's sister, Georgia Carmichael
- He has written that this is not true
- Bandleader Frankie Trumbauer suggested he write a song about the state of Georgia
- Became official Georgia state song in 1979
History
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael
- Hoagland Howard Carmichael (named after a circus troupe called the Hoaglands)
- Born November 22, 1899 in Bloomington, Indiana
- Died December 27, 1981 in Rancho Mirage, California (82)
- American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader
- Sucessful 1930s Tin Pan Alley songwriter
- Among the first to use new technologies such as TV, electronic microphones, and sound recordings
- Composed hundreds of songs (50 had record status)
- Stardust, Georgia on my Mind, The Nearness of You, Heart and Soul
- Also worked as an actor and performer in 14 movies
- Hosted 3 musical-variety radio programs
- Wrote 2 autobiographies
Stuart
Gorrell
Stuart Gorrell
- Stuart Graham Steven Gorrell
- Born September 17, 1901 in Knox, Indiana
- Died August 10, 1963
- Attended Indiana University, where he became friends with Hoagy Carmichael
- Heard Hoagy play the melody at a party, and stayed up all night writing the lyrics
- He later became a banker and never wrote lyrics again
Lyrics
Georgia, Georgia
The whole day through
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
I said a Georgia, Georgia
A song of you
Comes as sweet and clear
As moonlight through the pines
Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in the peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you
I said, Georgia, oh Georgia
No peace I find
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
First
Recordings
- September 15, 1930 in New York
- Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra with Bix Beiderbecke
- Hoagy- vocals
- Eddie Lang- guitar
- Charles Winters- bass
- Bix Beiderbecke- muted cornet
First
Recordings
Frankie Trumbaur
Frankie Trumbauer
- First hit recording of the song in 1931
- Reached the top ten on the charts
- Had originally suggested that Hoagy Carmichael write a song about Georgia
- Born May 30, 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri – Died June 11, 1956 in Kansas City, Missouri
- Leading jazz saxophonists (C-melody) of the 1920s and 1930s
The Hawks/The Band
The Hawks/The Band
- Standard performance by Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks in the 1950s and 1960s
- Sung by pianist Richard Manuel
- The Hawks later became "The Band" (1970/80s roots rock band)
- "The Band" recorded a studio verson of the song for Jimmy Carter's presidential bid in 1976
- It also appears on their 1977 album Islands
Ray Charles
- Born September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia – June 10, 2004 in Beverly Hills
- 1960 album The Genius Hits the Road
- #1 spot for one week in November 1962
- Performed the song for the Georgia General Assembly on March 7, 1979
- The assembly then adopted it as the state song on April 24, 1979
- In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named this versoin of the song the 44th greatest song of all time
Ray Charles
Willie
Nelson
Willie Nelson
- Born April 29, 1933 in Abbott, Texas
- Recorded the song on his 1978 album of standards, Stardust
- Peaked as a single at #1 for one week, and ranked for sixteen weeks on the country chart
- Won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for his version of the song
Other Recordings
Other Recordings
The Righteous Brothers
Willie Nelson and
Ray Charles
Bing Crosby
Jerry Lee Lewis
What's Your Favorite?
- Hoagy Carmichael
- Frankie Trumbauer
- The Band
- Ray Charles
- Willie Nelson
- The Righteous Brothers
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Bing Crosby
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