Ray Charles, Nov 8, 2016
Ray Charles was one of the true pioneers of soul music. Born in Georgia in 1930 he was one of the first performers to mix gospel, R & B and jazz to create a new form of black pop music that would come to be known as soul. His voice and delivery were strikingly different and instantly recognisable. He had his first hits in the early 50's and was still hitting the charts into the 21st century. His death in June 2004 from liver disease was front page news around the world.
This concert was filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival on
July 19, 1997 and features Ray Charles and his orchestra, led by sax player Al
Jackson, and of course The Raelettes.
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases a video of Ray Charles singing "Georgia On My Mind".
Information about the song "Georgia On My Mind" and information about Ray Charles is also included in this post along with the lyrics for that song.
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Thanks to Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, the composers of this song. Thanks also to Ray Charles for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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LYRICS FOR "GEORGIA ON MY MIND"
(composed by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell; sung by Ray Charles and the Raelettes)
[Verse 1]
Georgia
Georgia
The whole day through
(The whole day through)
Just an old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
(Georgia on my mind)
[Verse 2]
I said a-Georgia
Georgia
A song of you
(A song of you)
Comes as sweet and clear
As moonlight through the pines
[Refrain]
Other arms a-reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still, in the peaceful dreams, I see
The road leads back to you
[Verse 3]
I said, Georgia, oh, Georgia
No peace I find (No peace I find)
Just an old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
(Georgia on my mind, oh)
[Refrain]
Other arms a-reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still, in peaceful dreams, I see
The road leads back to you
[Verse 4]
Oh, oh
Georgia
Georgia
No peace, no peace I find
Just an old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
(Georgia on my mind)
[Outro]
I said, just an old, sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind
"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."
Online source: https://genius.com/Ray-charles-georgia-on-my-mind-lyrics
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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SONG From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_on_My_Mind " "Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael. 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.
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]"...
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INFORMATION ABOUT RAY CHARLES
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles
"Ray Charles Robinson Sr.[note 1] (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray".[1][2] Charles was blinded during childhood, possibly due to glaucoma.[3]
Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded for Atlantic Records.[3][4][5] He contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, notably with his two Modern Sounds albums.[6][7] While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company.[4]
Charles's 1960 hit "Georgia on My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. His 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music became his first album to top the Billboard 200.[8] Charles had multiple singles reach the Top 40 on various Billboard charts: 44 on the US R&B singles chart, 11 on the Hot 100 singles chart, 2 on the Hot Country singles charts.[9]
Charles cited Nat King Cole as a primary influence, but his
music was also influenced by Louis Jordan and Charles Brown.[10]....
For his musical contributions, Charles received the Kennedy
Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, and the Polar Music Prize. He was
one of the inaugural inductees at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. He
has won 18 Grammy Awards (5 posthumously),[8] the Grammy Lifetime Achievement
Award in 1987, and 10 of his recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall
of Fame.[8] Rolling Stone ranked Charles No. 10 on their list of the 100
Greatest Artists of All Time,[1] and No. 2 on their list of the 100 Greatest
Singers of All Time.[13] In 2022, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall
of Fame, as well as the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.[14]"...
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