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The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. " The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia " is a Southern Gothic murder ballad, written in 1972 by songwriter Bobby Russell and first recorded by his then-wife singer, comedian, and actress Vicki Lawrence. Lawrence's version, from her 1973 album of the same name, went to number one on the US Billboard ...
Budget. $7.5 million [1] Box office. $14 million [1] or $6.1 million [2] The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia is a 1981 American musical drama film starring Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, Mark Hamill and Don Stroud, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. It was very loosely inspired by the 1972 Vicki Lawrence song of the same name (it shares almost ...
Russell wrote hits over several genres. His most notable songs were "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", his critique of country justice (a No. 1 hit for his then-wife Vicki Lawrence), [1] "Used to Be" (sung by Lawrence) and "As Far As I'm Concerned" (sung by Russell) both from the 1970 film The Grasshopper; and "Little Green Apples", which won a Song of the Year Grammy Award in 1968.
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia is the 1973 debut album by Vicki Lawrence, recorded and released on Bell Records. It features the US and Canadian number-one single and title track "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", written by Bobby Russell. Another song, "He Did with Me", reached number one in Australia. [1]
It Could Have Been Me. " It Could Have Been Me " is a song written by Gloria Sklerov and Harry Lloyd . The song was originally recorded by Vicki Lawrence in 1972. Though not released as a single, it was included on her debut LP, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia . "It Could Have Been Me" is a torch song, with the singer expressing ...
Massachusetts (Bee Gees song) " (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts " is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb and released in 1967. [6] Robin Gibb sang lead vocals on this song and it would become one of his staple songs to perform during both Bee Gees concerts and his solo appearances.
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia; O. Ol' Red; R. Rainy Night in Georgia; Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech; Rednecks (song) S (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay;
"Marching Through Georgia" [a] is an American Civil War-era marching song written and composed by Henry Clay Work in 1865. It is sung from the perspective of a Union soldier who had participated in Sherman's March to the Sea; he looks back on the momentous triumph after which Georgia became a "thoroughfare for freedom" and the Confederacy was left on its last legs.