[1930]
Lyrics by Stuart Graham Steven Gorrell
Music by Hoagland Howard Carmichael
Album: The Genius Hits the Road [1960]

“Georgia .. no peace I find..” ..What was Ray Charles' most famous hit of the 1960s was actually written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael himself.  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.
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 the state of Georgia. He jokingly volunteered the first two words, “Georgia, Georgia...”, which Carmichael ended up using while working on the song... (Continues)