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Stuart Gorrell

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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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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


References

Stuart Gorrell Wikipedia