Stig Östlund

onsdag, september 26, 2018

Georgia




Written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, Georgia On My Mind became a major hit in 1960, reaching the number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 with Ray Charles' recording.

19 years later, it became the official state song, as the Georgia General Assembly publicly apologized to Charles for a conflict over a civil rights issue.
PS Ray Charles föddes i Georgia

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