"Georgia On My Mind" #1 11/19/1960

There may never be another song so closely associated with a performer than this tune was with Ray Charles. Written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, there have been literally hundreds of other versions (and Willie Nelson's is just GREAT!), but there is no question who had the definitive recording. Ray took this to #1 on the pop charts in November 1960. He performed it before the Georgia State Assembly in 1979; a month later, it was named the state song. One for the ages.