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Georgia on My Mind

February 15, 2024

For other uses, see Georgia on My Mind (disambiguation).

"Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael at the RCA Victor Studios at 155 East 24th Street in New York City. However, the song has been most often associated with soul singer Ray Charles, who was a native of the U.S. state of Georgia and recorded it for his 1960 album The Genius Hits the Road.

Georgia on My Mind
Regional anthem of Georgia
LyricsStuart Gorrell, 1930
MusicHoagy Carmichael, 1930
PublishedDecember 22, 1930; 93 years ago (1930-12-22) Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.[1]
Adopted1979; 45 years ago (1979)
"Georgia on My Mind"
Single by Hoagy Carmichael and his Orchestra
B-side"One Night in Havana"
Released1930 (1930)
RecordedSeptember 15, 1930
StudioRCA Victor, New York City
GenreTraditional pop
LabelVictor
Composer(s)Hoagy Carmichael
Lyricist(s)Stuart Gorrell

In 1979, the State of Georgia designated Ray Charles' version the official state song.[2][3] The song has become part of the Great American Songbook tradition.[4][5]

"Georgia on My Mind" has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame twice. The first induction was in 1993 for the 1960 recording on the ABC-Paramount label by Ray Charles. The second induction happened in 2014 for the 1930 recording on the Victor label by Hoagy Carmichael And His Orchestra.[6]

Background and original recording edit

It has been asserted that Hoagy Carmichael wrote the song about his sister, Georgia.[7][8] But Carmichael wrote in his second autobiography Sometimes I Wonder that saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer told him he should write a song about the state of Georgia. He jokingly volunteered the first two words, "Georgia, Georgia...", which Carmichael ended up using while working on the song with his roommate, Stuart Gorrell. Gorrell, who wrote the lyrics, stated he wrote the lyrics about Carmichaels sister.[4][9] Gorrell's name was absent from the copyright, but Carmichael sent him royalty checks anyway.[4]

Carmichael recorded "Georgia on My Mind", with Bix Beiderbecke on cornet, in New York City on September 15, 1930.[4]

Ray Charles version edit

"Georgia on My Mind"
 
Single by Ray Charles
from the album The Genius Hits the Road
B-side"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny"
ReleasedSeptember 1960 (1960-09)
RecordedMay 1960
Genre
Length3:35
LabelABC-Paramount (USA)
Stateside (UK)
Composer(s)Hoagy Carmichael
Lyricist(s)Stuart Gorrell
Producer(s)Sid Feller
Ray Charles singles chronology
"Tell the Truth"
(1960) 		"Georgia on My Mind"
(1960) 		"Ruby"
(1960)

In 1960, Ray Charles, a native of Georgia, recorded a version of the song that went to No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot 100.[4] Charles' hit rendition would become the most widely-known version of the tune from this time on.[12][4][13][14] It would also be the song most associated with his musical career.[12]

Chart (1960–1961) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 1
Chart (2013) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[18] 117

In 1977, Robert Grossman, James Picker and Craig Whitaker created a clay animation short, Jimmy the C, in which U.S. President Jimmy Carter sings in Ray Charles' version of the song.[19][20][21]

In 1979, the song was designated the State Song of Georgia, and Charles was invited to perform it at the state capitol.[3][12]

The TV series Designing Women used an instrumental version of "Georgia on My Mind" as its opening theme. During the opening credits of the show's sixth season in 1991, Charles performed his version of the song live on piano while the show's cast looked as the opening credits.

In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named the Ray Charles version of "Georgia on My Mind" the 44th greatest song of all time.[4][13]

The original lyrics, including the commonly excised introductory verse, are in the Georgia Code under license.[2][3]

Ella Fitzgerald version edit

In 1962, famed jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald released a rendition of the song, produced by Norman Granz, on the album Ella Swings Gently with Nelson.[22]

The Hawks/The Band version edit

The song was a standard at performances by Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks,[4] where it was sung by pianist Richard Manuel after 1964. When The Hawks broke up and formed The Band, they kept the song in their repertoire. They recorded a studio version of the song for Jimmy Carter's presidential bid in 1976. It was released as a single that year as well as on their 1977 album Islands.[23]

Willie Nelson version edit

"Georgia on My Mind"
Single by Willie Nelson
from the album Stardust
B-side"On the Sunny Side of the Street"
ReleasedMarch 25, 1978
Recorded1977
GenreCountry
Length3:55
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)Hoagy Carmichael
Lyricist(s)Stuart Gorrell
Producer(s)Sid Feller
Willie Nelson singles chronology
"I Love You a Thousand Ways"
(1977) 		"Georgia on My Mind"
(1978) 		"Blue Skies"
(1978)

Willie Nelson recorded the song on Stardust, his 1978 album of standards.[4] It was released as single, peaked at No. 1 for a single week, and ranked for sixteen weeks on a country chart.[24] Nelson's version won him a Grammy Award in 1979 at the 21st Annual Grammy Awards for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male.[25]

Chart (1978) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[26] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 84
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 86
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 16

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1931). Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1931 Musical Compositions For the Year 1931 New Series Vol 26 Part 3. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  2. ^ a b . 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b c "History – Joint Resolution of the Georgia General Assembly designating "Georgia on My Mind" – GeorgiaInfo". New Georgia Encyclopedia. 24 April 1979. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 122–124. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  5. ^ Jazz, All About (28 July 2017). ""Georgia On My Mind" by Hoagy Carmichael article @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  6. ^ https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award#g
  7. ^ "Song Composer's Sister Wedded". The Oakland Post Enquirer. 16 November 1942. p. 5. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  8. ^ Fox, Cen. . Song Places. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  9. ^ Carmichael, Hoagy; Longstreet, Stephen (1976). Sometimes I Wonder: The Story of Hoagy Carmichael (Repr. d. Ausg. New York 1965. ed.). New York: Da Capo. ISBN 9780306708091.
  10. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (November 15, 2022). "The Supremes - "Where Did Our Love Go". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 61-62.
  11. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "This Is My Prayer: The Birth of Soul". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  12. ^ a b c "29 Black Music Milestones: Ray Charles' 'Georgia' Becomes State Song". Billboard. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  13. ^ a b "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  14. ^ Maillot, Elodie (2021-02-26). ""Georgia on My Mind": the spirit of Ray Charles returns to the south". PAM - Pan African Music. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  15. ^ "Ray Charles – Georgia on My Mind" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. ^ "Ray Charles Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Ray Charles – Georgia on My Mind" (in French). Les classement single.
  19. ^ McCall, Douglas L. (September 11, 2015). Film Cartoons: A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and Shorts. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609669 – via Google Books.
  20. ^ "About | ROBERT GROSSMAN". robertgrossman.
  21. ^ . InfoPlease. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011.
  22. ^ "Ella 101: Georgia On My Mind (Day 26 of 101)". WYSO. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  23. ^ Morris, Chris, Liner Notes to Islands CD release
  24. ^ "Georgia on My Mind (song by Willie Nelson)". musicvf.com. 27 May 1978. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  25. ^ [1]
  26. ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  27. ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

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For other uses see Georgia on My Mind disambiguation Georgia on My Mind is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael at the RCA Victor Studios at 155 East 24th Street in New York City However the song has been most often associated with soul singer Ray Charles who was a native of the U S state of Georgia and recorded it for his 1960 album The Genius Hits the Road Georgia on My MindRegional anthem of GeorgiaLyricsStuart Gorrell 1930MusicHoagy Carmichael 1930PublishedDecember 22 1930 93 years ago 1930 12 22 Southern Music Publishing Co Inc 1 Adopted1979 45 years ago 1979 Georgia on My Mind Single by Hoagy Carmichael and his OrchestraB side One Night in Havana Released1930 1930 RecordedSeptember 15 1930StudioRCA Victor New York CityGenreTraditional popLabelVictorComposer s Hoagy CarmichaelLyricist s Stuart GorrellIn 1979 the State of Georgia designated Ray Charles version the official state song 2 3 The song has become part of the Great American Songbook tradition 4 5 Georgia on My Mind has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame twice The first induction was in 1993 for the 1960 recording on the ABC Paramount label by Ray Charles The second induction happened in 2014 for the 1930 recording on the Victor label by Hoagy Carmichael And His Orchestra 6 Contents 1 Background and original recording 2 Ray Charles version 3 Ella Fitzgerald version 4 The Hawks The Band version 5 Willie Nelson version 6 See also 7 ReferencesBackground and original recording editIt has been asserted that Hoagy Carmichael wrote the song about his sister Georgia 7 8 But Carmichael wrote in his second autobiography Sometimes I Wonder that saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer told him he should write a song about the state of Georgia He jokingly volunteered the first two words Georgia Georgia which Carmichael ended up using while working on the song with his roommate Stuart Gorrell Gorrell who wrote the lyrics stated he wrote the lyrics about Carmichaels sister 4 9 Gorrell s name was absent from the copyright but Carmichael sent him royalty checks anyway 4 Carmichael recorded Georgia on My Mind with Bix Beiderbecke on cornet in New York City on September 15 1930 4 Ray Charles version edit Georgia on My Mind nbsp Single by Ray Charlesfrom the album The Genius Hits the RoadB side Carry Me Back to Old Virginny ReleasedSeptember 1960 1960 09 RecordedMay 1960GenreSoul 10 orchestral pop 10 country 11 Length3 35LabelABC Paramount USA Stateside UK Composer s Hoagy CarmichaelLyricist s Stuart GorrellProducer s Sid FellerRay Charles singles chronology Tell the Truth 1960 Georgia on My Mind 1960 Ruby 1960 In 1960 Ray Charles a native of Georgia recorded a version of the song that went to No 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot 100 4 Charles hit rendition would become the most widely known version of the tune from this time on 12 4 13 14 It would also be the song most associated with his musical career 12 Chart 1960 1961 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 15 47UK Singles OCC 16 24US Billboard Hot 100 17 1Chart 2013 PeakpositionFrance SNEP 18 117In 1977 Robert Grossman James Picker and Craig Whitaker created a clay animation short Jimmy the C in which U S President Jimmy Carter sings in Ray Charles version of the song 19 20 21 In 1979 the song was designated the State Song of Georgia and Charles was invited to perform it at the state capitol 3 12 The TV series Designing Women used an instrumental version of Georgia on My Mind as its opening theme During the opening credits of the show s sixth season in 1991 Charles performed his version of the song live on piano while the show s cast looked as the opening credits In 2003 Rolling Stone magazine named the Ray Charles version of Georgia on My Mind the 44th greatest song of all time 4 13 The original lyrics including the commonly excised introductory verse are in the Georgia Code under license 2 3 Ella Fitzgerald version editIn 1962 famed jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald released a rendition of the song produced by Norman Granz on the album Ella Swings Gently with Nelson 22 The Hawks The Band version editThe song was a standard at performances by Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks 4 where it was sung by pianist Richard Manuel after 1964 When The Hawks broke up and formed The Band they kept the song in their repertoire They recorded a studio version of the song for Jimmy Carter s presidential bid in 1976 It was released as a single that year as well as on their 1977 album Islands 23 Willie Nelson version edit Georgia on My Mind Single by Willie Nelsonfrom the album StardustB side On the Sunny Side of the Street ReleasedMarch 25 1978Recorded1977GenreCountryLength3 55LabelColumbiaComposer s Hoagy CarmichaelLyricist s Stuart GorrellProducer s Sid FellerWillie Nelson singles chronology I Love You a Thousand Ways 1977 Georgia on My Mind 1978 Blue Skies 1978 Willie Nelson recorded the song on Stardust his 1978 album of standards 4 It was released as single peaked at No 1 for a single week and ranked for sixteen weeks on a country chart 24 Nelson s version won him a Grammy Award in 1979 at the 21st Annual Grammy Awards for Best Country Vocal Performance Male 25 Chart 1978 PeakpositionUS Hot Country Songs Billboard 26 1US Billboard Hot 100 27 84Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1Canadian RPM Top Singles 86Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 16See also editList of 1930s jazz standards Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps Atlanta CV Drum and Bugle CorpsReferences edit Library of Congress Copyright Office 1931 Catalog of Copyright Entries 1931 Musical Compositions For the Year 1931 New Series Vol 26 Part 3 United States Copyright Office U S Govt Print Off a b Georgia Secretary of State State Song 5 September 2008 Archived from the original on 5 September 2008 Retrieved 18 March 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link a b c History Joint Resolution of the Georgia General Assembly designating Georgia on My Mind GeorgiaInfo New Georgia Encyclopedia 24 April 1979 Retrieved 3 June 2017 a b c d e f g h i Gioia Ted 2012 The Jazz Standards A Guide to the Repertoire New York City Oxford University Press pp 122 124 ISBN 978 0 19 993739 4 Jazz All About 28 July 2017 Georgia On My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael article All About Jazz All About Jazz Retrieved 2022 03 31 https www grammy com awards hall of fame award g Song Composer s Sister Wedded The Oakland Post Enquirer 16 November 1942 p 5 Retrieved 1 October 2023 Fox Cen Georgia On My Mind by Ray Charles in Georgia Song Places Archived from the original on 11 April 2018 Retrieved 7 July 2016 Carmichael Hoagy Longstreet Stephen 1976 Sometimes I Wonder The Story of Hoagy Carmichael Repr d Ausg New York 1965 ed New York Da Capo ISBN 9780306708091 a b Breihan Tom November 15 2022 The Supremes Where Did Our Love Go The Number Ones Twenty Chart Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music New York Hachette Book Group p 61 62 Stanley Bob 13 September 2013 This Is My Prayer The Birth of Soul Yeah Yeah Yeah The Story of Modern Pop Faber amp Faber p 158 ISBN 978 0 571 28198 5 a b c 29 Black Music Milestones Ray Charles Georgia Becomes State Song Billboard 2011 02 12 Retrieved 2022 03 31 a b 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Rolling Stone 7 April 2011 Retrieved 26 July 2016 Maillot Elodie 2021 02 26 Georgia on My Mind the spirit of Ray Charles returns to the south PAM Pan African Music Retrieved 2022 03 31 Ray Charles Georgia on My Mind in French Ultratop 50 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Ray Charles Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Ray Charles Georgia on My Mind in French Les classement single McCall Douglas L September 11 2015 Film Cartoons A Guide to 20th Century American Animated Features and Shorts McFarland ISBN 9781476609669 via Google Books About ROBERT GROSSMAN robertgrossman 1977 Academy Awards InfoPlease Archived from the original on February 28 2011 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