"Georgia on My Mind ""Georgia on My Mind"" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that year. It has often been associated with Ray Charles, a native of the U.S. state of Georgia, who recorded it for his 1960 album ""The Genius Hits the Road"". In 1979, the State of Georgia designated it the official state song. It has been asserted that Hoagy Carmichael wrote the song about his sister, Georgia. But Carmichael wrote in his second autobiography ""Sometimes I Wonder"" that saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer told him he should write a song about"
"hundred songs, including fifty that achieved hit record status. He is best known for composing the music for ""Stardust"", ""Georgia on My Mind"" (lyrics by Stuart Gorrell), ""The Nearness of You"", and ""Heart and Soul"" (in collaboration with lyricist Frank Loesser), four of the most-recorded American songs of all time. He also collaborated with lyricist Johnny Mercer on ""Lazybones"" and ""Skylark."" Carmichael's ""Ole Buttermilk Sky"" was an Academy Award nominee in 1946 (from ""Canyon Passage"", in which he co-starred as a musician riding a mule); ""In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening,"" with lyrics by Mercer, won the Academy"
"Stardust (song) ""Stardust"" is a popular song composed in 1927 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics added by Mitchell Parish in 1929. Carmichael recorded the song, originally titled ""Star Dust"", at the Gennett studio in Richmond, Indiana. The ""song about a song about love"", played in an idiosyncratic melody in medium tempo, became an American standard and is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century with over 1,500 recordings. In 2004, Carmichael's 1927 recording of the song was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. According to"
"of a song he had conceived—a jazz chorus. He asked Dant to write an arrangement right there in the Book Nook restaurant—this was the first time the song Stardust, which at the time was called ""Star Dust,"" had ever been written down. According to Dant, the piece was originally a peppy jazz song and recorded in 1927, but in 1928, a slower version was written out by Dant and Carmichael. The piece was recorded with Carmichael and others at the Gennett Records studio in Richmond, Indiana. In 1929, Mitchell Parish wrote lyrics to the song. Stardust, an idiosyncratic melody in"
"market crash, Carmichael's hard-earned savings declined substantially. Fortunately, Louis Armstrong had recorded ""Rockin' Chair"" at Okeh studios in 1929, giving Carmichael a badly needed financial and career boost. The song became one of Carmichael's jazz standards. Carmichael composed and recorded ""Georgia on My Mind"" (lyrics by Stuart Gorrell) in 1930. The song became another jazz staple, as well as a pop standard, especially after World War II. Carmichael also arranged and recorded ""Up a Lazy River"" in 1930, a tune by Sidney Arodin. Although Carmichael and the band he assembled had first recorded ""Stardust"" as an instrumental in 1927, Bing"
"to become a jazz and popular music standard. In 2014, the 1930 recording of ""Georgia on My Mind"" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Two years earlier, Beiderbecke had influenced another Carmichael standard, ""Star Dust"". A Beiderbecke riff caught in Carmichael's head and became the tune's chorus. Bing Crosby, who sang with Whiteman, also cited Beiderbecke as an important influence. ""Bix and all the rest would play and exchange ideas on the piano,"" he said. With all the noise [of a New York pub] going on, I don't know how they heard themselves, but they did. I didn't"
"produce an entire standards album for him. Nelson selected his ten favorite pop songs from his childhood, starting with ""Stardust"". Nelson and his sister Bobbie had sheet music for the song that he had tried to perform with his guitar, but did not like that arrangement. Jones adapted the song for Nelson, who also picked for the album ""Georgia on My Mind"", ""Blue Skies"", ""All of Me"", ""Unchained Melody"", ""September Song"", ""On the Sunny Side of the Street"", ""Moonlight in Vermont"", ""Don't Get Around Much Anymore"" and ""Someone to Watch Over Me"". The executives of Columbia Records were not convinced"
"in 1995. In 1999, ""Stardust"" was included in the NPR 100, a list compiled by National Public Radio of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century. In 2004, Carmichael's 1927 recording of the song was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress for the National Recording Registry. Attempting to explain the song's ""eternal popularity"", Carmichael biographer Richard M. Sudhalter credits ""some combination of young Carmichael's heartland upbringing, Bix's uniquely bardic sensibility, and the unself-conscious emotional directness that characterizes much non-urban American pop music."" Stardust (song) ""Stardust"" is a popular song composed in 1927"
"the state of Georgia. He jokingly volunteered the first two words, ""Georgia, Georgia..."", which Carmichael ended up using while working on the song with his roommate, Stuart Gorrell, who wrote the lyrics. Gorrell's name was absent from the copyright, but Carmichael sent him royalty checks anyway. Carmichael recorded ""Georgia on My Mind"" with Bix Beiderbecke on cornet Eddie Lang on guitar, and Charles Winters on double bass in September 15, 1930, in New York City. This was part of Beiderbecke's last recording session. Frankie Trumbauer had the first hit recording in 1931 when it reached the top ten on the"
"his eclectic impulses as an interpreter. With ""Georgia on My Mind"", his first hit single for ABC-Paramount in 1960, Charles received national acclaim and four Grammy Awards, including two for ""Georgia on My Mind"" (Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Male, and Best Performance by a Pop Single Artist). Written by Stuart Gorrell and Hoagy Carmichael, the song was Charles's first work with Sid Feller, who produced, arranged and conducted the recording. Charles earned another Grammy for the follow-up ""Hit the Road Jack"", written by R&B singer Percy Mayfield. By late 1961, Charles had expanded his small road ensemble"
"started performing in Georgia clubs on the Chitlin' Circuit, fused gospel with blues and boogie-woogie to lay the foundations for rock & roll and soul music, and rank among the most iconic musicians of the 20th century. Ray Charles was also born in Georgia; Charles helped to invent the soul genre by borrowing elements of rhythm and blues, country, jazz, gospel, and blues. Ray Charles (d. 2004) had 3 #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including ""Georgia on My Mind"" in 1960 (which is the official state song of Georgia). Ray Charles won another Grammy for Album of the"
"John Hartford John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937 – June 4, 2001) was an American folk, country, and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore. His most successful song is ""Gentle on My Mind"", which won three Grammy Awards and was listed in ""BMI's Top 100 Songs of the Century"". Hartford performed with a variety of ensembles throughout his career, and is perhaps best known for his solo performances where he would interchange the guitar, banjo, and"
"album took only ten days. Released in April, ""Stardust"" was met with high sales and near-universal positive reviews. It peaked at number one in ""Billboard""s Top Country Albums and number thirty in the ""Billboard"" 200. Meanwhile, it charted at number one in Canadian ""RPM""s Country Albums and number twenty-eight in ""RPM""s Top Albums. The singles ""Blue Skies"" and ""All of Me"" peaked respectively at numbers one and three in ""Billboard""s Hot Country Singles. In 1979, Nelson won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for the song ""Georgia on My Mind"". Stardust was on the ""Billboard""s Country Album"
"Georgia (Field Mob and Ludacris song) ""Georgia"" is a single by Southern hip hop duo Field Mob and Atlanta-based rapper Ludacris featuring R&B singer Jamie Foxx, with production by DJ Vudu Spellz. It first appeared on ""Ludacris Presents: Disturbing tha Peace"", a compilation album released by Ludacris' own Disturbing tha Peace record label, showcasing the company's new talent as of 2006. The track was reprised on the Field Mob album ""Light Poles and Pine Trees"" released later the same year. In the original radio version of the song, the background chorus was a sampling of Ray Charles' ""Georgia On My"
"charts. Ray Charles, a native of Georgia, recorded a version that went to No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" magazine Hot 100. On March 7, 1979, in a symbol of reconciliation in the aftermath of years of activism and national legislation resulting from the Civil Rights Movement, he performed the song before the Georgia General Assembly. After this performance, the Assembly adopted it as the state song on April 24. In 2003, ""Rolling Stone"" magazine named the Ray Charles version of ""Georgia on My Mind"" the 44th greatest song of all time. The song was a standard at performances by Ronnie"
"Stardust (Willie Nelson album) Stardust is the twenty-second studio album by Willie Nelson released in 1978 that spans the genres of pop, jazz, and country music. Its ten songs consist entirely of pop standards that Nelson picked from among his favorites. Nelson asked Booker T. Jones, who was his neighbor in Malibu at the time, to arrange a version of ""Moonlight in Vermont"". Impressed with Jones's work, Nelson asked him to produce the entire album. Nelson's decision to record such well-known tracks was controversial among Columbia executives because he had distinguished himself in the outlaw country genre. Recording of the"
"year for 1978. The album charted at number one in Canadian ""RPM's"" Country Albums, while charted at number 28 in ""RPM""s Top Albums. Nelson became the highest-grossing concert act in the United States. In 1979, Nelson won a Grammy Best Male Country Vocal Performance for ""Georgia on My Mind"". In 1979, ""September Song"" peaked at number fifteen in ""Billboard""s Hot Country Singles. ""Stardust"" spent two years on the ""Billboard"" 200, and the album charted 540 weeks (ten years) on top country albums. In 1980 the album ranked at number one in New Zealand top albums, while it ranked at number"
"published the song as an upbeat piano solo in January 1929 and renamed it ""Stardust."" (Mills Music republished the song with the addition of Mitchell Parish's lyrics in May 1929.) ""Stardust"" attracted little attention until 1930, when Isham Jones and his orchestra recorded it as a sentimental ballad with a slower tempo, the re-timing often credited to the band's arranger, Victor Young. It became a hit song, the first of many for Carmichael. Its idiosyncratic melody in medium tempo–a song about a song–later became an American standard, recorded by hundreds of artists, including Artie Shaw, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald,"
"Booker T. Jones, sets a romantic mood that appeals to a whole new audience. Stardust (Willie Nelson album) Stardust is the twenty-second studio album by Willie Nelson released in 1978 that spans the genres of pop, jazz, and country music. Its ten songs consist entirely of pop standards that Nelson picked from among his favorites. Nelson asked Booker T. Jones, who was his neighbor in Malibu at the time, to arrange a version of ""Moonlight in Vermont"". Impressed with Jones's work, Nelson asked him to produce the entire album. Nelson's decision to record such well-known tracks was controversial among Columbia"
"Starbuck (band) Starbuck was a rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1974 by keyboardist/vocalist/record producer Bruce Blackman and marimba player Bo Wagner. Both Blackman and Wagner, along with guitarist Johnny Walker, had previous success with Mississippi-based ""sunshine pop"" group Eternity's Children, scoring a ""Billboard"" Hot 100 hit with ""Mrs. Bluebird"" in the summer of 1968. Starbuck's debut single, ""Moonlight Feels Right"", reached the #3 position on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles charts in 1976. Although the band never re-created the success of their debut, several of their songs did chart in the Billboard Top 100 and their 1977 release"
"Joel Goldsmith Joel King Goldsmith (November 19, 1957 – April 29, 2012) was an American composer of film, television, and video game music. Joel Goldsmith was born on November 19, 1957, in Los Angeles, California, the third of four children of Sharon (née Hennagin), a singer, and renowned composer Jerry Goldsmith. His mother's brother was composer and professor Michael Hennagin. He was the main composer for the TV series ""Stargate SG-1"", although the main titles were written by David Arnold (who composed the score to ""Stargate"", the film that began the ""Stargate"" franchise). On ""Stargate Atlantis"" he composed the main"
"the writing of the song's lyrics, was titled ""Stardust"". Carmichael referred to his song as ""Stardust"" in a 1936 letter to M.B. Yarling of the Sears & Roebuck Company's Radio and Publicity Dept. He also referred to the song as ""Stardust"" in his memoir ""The Stardust Road"" while relating the story of its composition. In his book ""Stardust Melodies: The Biography of Twelve of America's Most Popular Songs"", Will Friedwald states, ""the correct title is given as two words, 'Star Dust'"". The 1927 recording on Gennett by Hoagy Carmichael and His Pals was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame"
"lingering relationship with Georgia. The film was shot on location in East Chicago, Hammond, and Whiting in Indiana; Chicago and Elgin in Illinois; Philadelphia; and on the campus of Northwestern University. The soundtrack includes ""Georgia on My Mind"" by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, performed by Ray Charles; the theme song from ""Bonanza"" by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans; ""Hit the, Road Jack"" by Percy Mayfield; ""Shop Around"" by Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson; ""Blue Moon"" by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, performed by The Marcels; and ""The Third Man Theme"" by Anton Karas, performed by Guy Lombardo & His"
"Nate Walcott Nathaniel Clifford ""Nate"" Walcott (born March 6, 1978) is an American musical composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist. He has composed the scores for four feature-length films, including 2014's ""The Fault in Our Stars"". He is a member of the band Bright Eyes, and has played in Conor Oberst's Mystic Valley Band and with singer/songwriter M. Ward. As of 2016, Walcott is a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers touring band as their backing pianist on their ""The Getaway World Tour"". Walcott has also toured with the likes of the James Mercer and Danger Mouse-led group Broken Bells, Rilo"
"Mind"". Appropriately, because he portrayed him in the film ""Ray"", Jamie Foxx performed Charles' parts on the version that appeared on the subsequent albums and video. However, despite being featured in the chorus, Foxx was absent from the music video. ""Georgia"" reached #39 on US Hot 100 and #31 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. A remix by Lil Wayne with lyrics focusing on the Hurricane Katrina disaster appeared on his mixtape ""Dedication 2"". Georgia (Field Mob and Ludacris song) ""Georgia"" is a single by Southern hip hop duo Field Mob and Atlanta-based rapper Ludacris featuring R&B singer Jamie Foxx, with"
"York City's Carnegie Hall. ""Georgia On My Mind"", composed by Carmichael with lyrics by Stuart Gorrell, is the U.S. state of Georgia's official song. In ""Casino Royale"", novelist Ian Fleming has René Mathis, one of James Bond's fictional fellow secret agents, make a remark about Bond looking like Hoagy Carmichael. Later in the novel, after looking at his reflection in a mirror, Bond disagreed. However, Fleming and Carmichael also shared a resemblance. Ian Fleming would repeat the comparison to Carmichael in his third James Bond novel, ""Moonraker"". Compilations of Carmichael's recorded songs include: After Carmichael's death in 1981, other recording"
"songwriters from north of the Mason-Dixon Line, containing references to a mythical place, the “South.” Hoagy Carmichael, born in Bloomington, Indiana, also wrote often about this largely fictional place. His first published song was Riverboat Shuffle (1924). He went on to evoke the South in: ""New Orleans"", ""Lazy Bones"", ""Rockin' Chair"", and ""Georgia on My Mind"". ""Georgia on My Mind"" is the state song of Georgia. Eubie Blake composed and recorded the song Fantasy on Swanee River in 1923. He was also filmed playing this composition in 1923 in a Lee DeForest Photofilm. Duke Ellington recorded Irving Berlin's Swanee Shuffle"
"Sid Feller Sidney ""Sid"" Feller (December 24, 1916 – February 16, 2006) was an American conductor and arranger, best known for his work with Ray Charles. He worked with Charles on hundreds of songs including ""Georgia on My Mind"" and worked as Charles' conductor while on tour. Ray Charles once said of him ""if they call me a genius, then Sid Feller is Einstein."" [739.ece] Feller learned how to play the trumpet while a member of the Boy Scouts of America and also played the piano. He started playing as a member of local bands around New York City in"
"Jones recorded it as a sentimental ballad. ""Stardust"" is a 32-bar melody with a slightly unusual ABAC structure preceded by a 16-bar verse. Although the verse is often omitted in recordings, Frank Sinatra made a recording in 1961 of just the verse. The verse and chorus have the same final cadence, though other than that they are musically distinct. The original sheet music publication of ""Stardust"" was published under the title ""Star Dust"" by Mills Music with a copyright date of 1929. The first recording of the song (Gennett 78, 6311-B.), which was made by Hoagy Carmichael in 1927 before"
"recorded at Venture Sound Studios, Hillsborough, New Jersey, 1973: Overdubs recorded at Venture Sound Studios: Midnight Train to Georgia ""Midnight Train to Georgia"" is a 1973 number-one hit single by Gladys Knight & the Pips, their second release after departing Motown Records for Buddah Records. Written by Jim Weatherly, and included on the Pips' 1973 LP ""Imagination"", ""Midnight Train to Georgia"" won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus and has become Knight's signature song. The song was originally written and performed by Jim Weatherly under the title ""Midnight Plane to Houston"","
"Michael Daugherty Michael Kevin Daugherty (born April 28, 1954) is an American composer, pianist, and teacher. He is influenced by popular culture, Romanticism, and Postmodernism, and is one of the most widely performed American concert music composers of his generation. Daugherty's notable works include his Superman comic book-inspired ""Metropolis Symphony"" for Orchestra (1988–93), ""Dead Elvis"" for Solo Bassoon and Chamber Ensemble (1993), ""Jackie O"" (1997), ""Niagara Falls"" for Symphonic Band (1997), ""UFO"" for Solo Percussion and Orchestra (1999) and for Symphonic Band (2000), ""Bells for Stokowski"" from ""Philadelphia Stories"" for Orchestra (2001) and for Symphonic Band (2002), ""Fire and Blood"""
"2015, ""On My Mind"" was released to digital download by Polydor Records as the album's lead-single. A day later, the song was added to Italian radio, and it was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on 22 September 2015. ""On My Mind"" was written by Goulding, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, and Ilya Salmanzadeh, with the latter two serving as the song's producers. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., the song is written in the key of D minor, with a moderate tempo of 156 beats per minute. Goulding's vocal range spans from D4"
"cremated at Van Orsdel (Northside Chapel) Crematory, Miami. Hit songs of their day include ""The Donkey Serenade"" (written with composer Herbert Stothart ""based on a theme of Rudolf Friml"") from ""The Firefly"", ""Always and Always"" from ""Mannequin"" and ""It's a Blue World"" from ""Music in My Heart"". Hit songs of the day include ""Strange Music"" from ""Song of Norway""; and ""Stranger in Paradise"", ""Baubles, Bangles and Beads"" and ""And This Is My Beloved"" from ""Kismet"". George Forrest (author) George Forrest (born George Forrest Chichester Jr., July 31, 1915 – October 10, 1999) was a writer of music and lyrics for"