While Ray Charles started building a national following in the early 1950s, his reach became global with the ’59 hit “What’d I Say.” John Lennon recalled how many songs (including two by The Beatles) ...

Georgia, Georgia / The whole day through / Just an old sweet song / Keeps Georgia on my mind, Ray Charles’ effortless voice floats above crying strings, carefree keys, and canned harmonies. Charles’ ...

Kelly Clarkson is pondering the Peach State. In the latest edition of Kellyoke, The Kelly Clarkson Show‘s live music cover series, the three-time Grammy winner got in touch with her southern roots for ...

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 state song by ...

Steve Harvey joined 10-year-old piano boy Brandon Goldberg on the season finale of Little Big Shots. Brandon was a standout performer during the show’s first season, so Steve brought him back for an ...

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 “the minds ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The Ray Charles ...

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 ...

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 counted in ...

In 1985, Nelson teamed with Charles during a Nashville Network concert simply titled The Willie Nelson Special. The pair’s performance of “Georgia on My Mind” was a highlight of the program, as the ...

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 update ...