Georgia On My Mind

Georgia On My Mind is a 1930 song by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Stuart Gorrell (text).

Gorrell wrote the song especially for Georgia Carmichael, Hoagy's sister. However, the text is more than one interpretation, and can be either a woman "Georgia" store as thestate of Georgia . The latter interpretation is now generally considered to be the only one.

Carmichael and his orchestra, including Bix Beiderbecke on cornet, the song names for the first time in 1930. The song has been covered then more than 100 times. [1] 's best- cover version is coming out of the 1960 Georgia -derived Ray Charles . He had it a number one hit in the Billboard Hot 100 . His version of the album The Genius Hits The Road, won in 1961 two Grammy Awards .

Other covers were made ​​by, among others Frankie Trumbauer , Louis Armstrong , Mildred Bailey , Dean Martin , Glenn Miller , Brenda Lee , Michael Buble , Willie Nelson , Eddy Arnold , Bing Crosby , Michael Bolton, Anita O'Day , Ella Fitzgerald , Jo Stafford , Gladys Knight , Gene Krupa , James Brown , Alicia Keys with Jamie Foxx , Usher , Fats Waller , Billie Holiday , Nat Gonella , The Band with Richard Manuel , Django Reinhardt , Wes Montgomery , Jerry Lee Lewis , The Righteous Brothers , Tom Jones , Maceo Parker , Van Morrison , Coldplay , The Spencer Davis Group with Steve Winwood , Arturo Sandoval , Lou Rawls ,Michael Buble , Crystal Gayle and Annie Lennox . An instrumental version was Oscar Peterson .

During the presidential election of 1976 Georgia On My Mind played a political role by the inclusion of the rock group The Band was used for the campaign from Georgia coming Jimmy Carter .

In 1979 indicated the Georgia General Assembly the song as the official state song of Georgia, after Ray Charles had performed for the joint meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives of the state [2] .

External links [ edit ]

 * Georgia On My Mind lyrics
 * Georgia On My Mind on YouTube :
 * Ray Charles
 * Billie Holiday
 * Richard Manuel of The Band