Which American composer wrote the music for the songs Stardust and Georgia on my Mind?
Georgia on My Mind Georgia on My Mind "Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that year. It has often been associated with Ray Charles, a native of the U.S. state of Georgia, who recorded it for his 1960 album "The Genius Hits the Road". In 1979, the State of Georgia designated it the official state song. 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
Georgia on My Mind the state of Georgia. He jokingly volunteered the first two words, "Georgia, Georgia...", which Carmichael ended up using while working on the song with his roommate, Stuart Gorrell, who wrote the lyrics. Gorrell's name was absent from the copyright, but Carmichael sent him royalty checks anyway. Carmichael recorded "Georgia on My Mind" with Bix Beiderbecke on cornet Eddie Lang on guitar, and Charles Winters on double bass in September 15, 1930, in New York City. This was part of Beiderbecke's last recording session. Frankie Trumbauer had the first hit recording in 1931 when it reached the top ten on the