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 ...

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.

On March 7, 1979, musician Ray Charles played an unusual venue: Georgia’s Gold Dome. Charles serenaded lawmakers with “Georgia on My Mind,” his rendition of which was named the official ...

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 ...

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. In this clip from 1979, Ray Charles brings ...

A native of Georgia himself, Charles’ cover — which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for one week the year it was released — was later named the state’s official song in 1979.

With the voter registration deadline for the Georgia runoff election approaching this Monday, December 7, a diverse group of musicians have joined forces to energize the voting public that turned ...

The list features classics by Outkast, TLC, Ray Charles, Elton John and R.E.M. Georgia is well represented in the latest Rolling Stone 500 g reatest songs of all time list, the magazine’s first ...

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 ...

*** 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 ...