Stuart Gorrell
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Stuart Graham Steven Gorrell (1901–1963) is best known for writing the lyrics for the song "Georgia on My Mind".
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.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.national-anthems.org/history.php National Anthems.Org entry for "Georgia on My Mind"
[edit] External links
- Stuart Gorrell at the Internet Movie Database
- Stuart Gorrell discography at MusicBrainz
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