Name Stuart Gorrell | Role Composer | |
Died August 10, 1963, Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States |
Georgia on my mind by hoag carmichael and stuart gorrell
Stuart Graham Steven Gorrell (September 17, 1901 – August 10, 1963) is best known for writing the lyrics for the song "Georgia on My Mind".
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- Georgia on my mind by hoag carmichael and stuart gorrell
- Georgia on my mind ray charles compositor hoagy carmichael and stuart gorrell
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Born in Knox, Indiana, Gorrell attended Indiana University; there he became friends with fellow student Hoagy Carmichael. After hearing Carmichael play the newly composed melody at a party, Gorrell stayed up all night with Carmichael working on the song and ended up writing lyrics for it.
Gorrell became a banker and never wrote another lyric in his life.
Georgia on my mind ray charles compositor hoagy carmichael and stuart gorrell
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Stuart Gorrell Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA