I don't know why it was written but the people who wrote it was my grandfather George Kuppler & A friend of his but I can't remember his name.They co wrote the song during WW1 while stationed in Georgia.My grandfather wrote the tune & his friend wrote the lyrics.They sold the song to A man named Burnie & I think his first name was Ben?He paid them $100.00 for the song & they split the money.I'm not sure who made the song famous by selling it to the Harlem Globe Trotters.It has been recorded & sung by many well known talent.
He covered it & has the best known version but did not write the song.
Michael Bolton covered Georgia on my Mind, originally sung by Ray Charles.
Ray Charles didn't write "Georgia on My Mind". Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell wrote the original in 1930 about Hoagy's sister Georgia Carmichael. Ray's is just a cover, sending him in a new direction. He picked the track as a way of showing his forgiveness for the way his home state used to lynch black people, and in 1979, Georgia made the track their state song, which almost looks like an apology for their actions, and to show they've grown up.
Ray Charles - song - was created on 2011-11-14.
he was born in Albany ,Georgia on September 23, 1930 and was raised in Greenville, Florida
Wikipedia notes that ray Charles wrote a total of nine songs only.
good versions by Ray Charles and Willie Nelson
He covered it & has the best known version but did not write the song.
Michael Bolton covered Georgia on my Mind, originally sung by Ray Charles.
Ray Charles didn't write "Georgia on My Mind". Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell wrote the original in 1930 about Hoagy's sister Georgia Carmichael. Ray's is just a cover, sending him in a new direction. He picked the track as a way of showing his forgiveness for the way his home state used to lynch black people, and in 1979, Georgia made the track their state song, which almost looks like an apology for their actions, and to show they've grown up.
ray Charles came from Albany, Georgia.
Ray Charles - song - was created on 2011-11-14.
Yes
Georgia on My Mind"
when was ray Charles bornwhen was ray Charles bornwhen was ray Charles bornwhen was ray Charles bornHE WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1930 IN ALBANY GEORGIA!!!!NOW HOW DID HE BECOME FAMOUS??????????
he was born in Albany ,Georgia on September 23, 1930 and was raised in Greenville, Florida
Ray Charles