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"Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, and first recorded that same year by Carmichael at the RCA Victor Studios at 155 East 24th Street in New York City. The song has been most often associated with singer Ray Charles, who was a native of the U.S. state of Georgia in The South of the United States, and recorded it for his 1960
Stuart Graham Steven Gorrell (September 17, 1901 – August 10, 1963) was best known for writing the lyrics for the song "Georgia on My Mind". Born in Knox, Indiana, Gorrell attended Indiana University Bloomington; there he became friends with fellow student Hoagy Carmichael. After hearing Carmichael play the newly composed melody at a party ...
Ray Charles – piano, vocals; Edgar Willis – bass (tracks 14, 17, 18) Roosevelt Sheffield – bass (track 19) Mel Lewis – drums (track 14) Teagle Fleming – drums (tracks 17) William Peeples – drums (tracks 18, 19) David 'Fathead' Newman – tenor saxophone (tracks 14, 17 to 19), alto saxophone (tracks 18, 19)
The three-minute film features a clay-animated Jimmy Carter (who was U.S. President at the time) singing "Georgia on My Mind", referencing his birth state. He is accompanied by a choir of Mr. Peanut lookalikes, and gazes at the moon at night. Ray Charles' rendition of the song is used on the soundtrack. [5] [6] [7] [8]
"The song is referenced in The Beatles' "Back in the USSR", with the line "Georgia's always on my mind" referring to the Georgian SSR (Soviet Georgia)." If McCartney was referring to Georgian SSR, he would not have been referencing Georgia, the song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.236.206.35 11:50, 11 April 2010 (UTC) Why not?
[9] For the 50th-anniversary editions of The Beatles, a music video was created by Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney. [10] The song served as a namesake for the 2022 film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and is featured in the film's end-credits. [11] [12]
"Georgia on My Mind" - 5:23 "Take Your Time" (Albright, Lorber) - 4:35 "I Want Somebody" (Albright, Chuckii Booker) - 4:28 "You Are My Love" (Albright, Luther Hanes) - 5:15 "Last But Not Least" (Albright) - 4:38 "I Need You" (Albright, Booker) - 3:53 "Big Shoes" (Albright, Lorber, Marion McClain) - 5:09 "Georgia on My Mind" (reprise) - 3:52
The Beatles began recording "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight" as one piece on 2 July 1969. [5] McCartney, Harrison, and Ringo Starr recorded 15 takes of the two songs [5] while Lennon was in a hospital recovering from a car accident in Scotland. [6] The rhythm tracks featured McCartney on piano, Harrison on bass guitar, and Starr on drums.