The Ray Charles we heard on "Georgia On My Mind" was 30. He sounded 300. By 1960, Charles had been working as a musician for 13 years, playing around with every form of popular music that America had ...

In this clip from 1979, Ray Charles brings “the minds and hearts of the Georgia Legislature together” by serenading them with Georgia on My Mind.

While Ray Charles made Georgia on My Mind world-famous, the song was originally written by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Stuart Gorrell (lyrics) in 1930. Carmichael was a celebrated composer and ...