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 ...

Georgia On My Mind, associated with Ray Charles, became Georgia’s official state song on April 24, 1979 when Gov. George Busbee signed it into law.

Ray Charles sang a stirring rendition of 'Georgia on My Mind,' which became his first No. 1 hit and the official state song.

Under the Covers. Georgia-born legend Ray Charles made an instant hit out of “Georgia on My Mind” with his 1960 rendition, a version that would later be used as Georgia’s official state song.

“Georgia on My Mind” was written in 1930 by Carmichael with his roommate, lyricist Stuart Gorrell. Thirty years later, Ray Charles had a Number One pop hit with it, and remains the artist most ...

Ray Charles is an Albany native and his legacy lives on through Albany residents and our state song “Georgia on My Mind.” Before he would become a global superstar, Ray Charles Robinson, Sr ...

Ray Charles’ music transcends time and genre, with songs that continue to captivate audiences across generations. Whether it’s the soulful yearning of "Georgia On My Mind," the electrifying ...

This morning, multiple topics related to Georgia, Ray Charles, the song “Georgia On My Mind,” and John Legend were trending on Twitter. That’s because as election votes continue to be ...

Ray Charles Robinson, born on September 23, 1930, in Albany, Georgia, and better known to the world as Ray Charles, was a musical prodigy and pioneer whose impact on the music world transcended ...

While the Ray Charles classic tune "Georgia on My Mind" has been used for the annual ad campaign for six years straight, ESPN has now opted to use a cover of the song by New England singer Noah Kahan.