June 10, 2004: Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles Dies
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Suggested Readings
Ray Charles and David Ritz, Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story (New York: Dial Press,
1978).
Michael Lydon, Ray Charles: Man and Music (New York: Riverhead, 1998).
Ruth Turk, Ray Charles, Soul Man (Minneapolis: Lerner, 1996).
Georgia Archives State Song: http://www.sos.ga.gov/archives/state_symbols/state_song.html
Official Ray Charles Website: http://raycharles.com/
Joint Resolution of the Georgia General Assembly, April 24, 1979, OFFICIAL STATE SONG
DESIGNATED. No. 32 (House Resolution No.146516). http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/1979resn-2.htm
PBS American Masters: Ray Charles
“Ray Charles (1930-2004).” New Georgia
Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-911&sug=y
www.todayingeorgiahistory.org
June 10, 2004: Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles Dies
Image Credits
Billie Holiday CD Cover
Scanned by the Georgia
Historical Society
"Charles Sings New State Song" Digital Library of Georgia
"Charles Sings New State Song"
Red and Black, March 8, 1979
Presented Online by the Digital
Library of Georgia
Georgia on My Mind Sheet
Music
Scanned by the Georgia
Historical Society
Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny
Mercer
Georgia State University
Special Collections and Archives,
Georgia State University, Atlanta
Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny
Mercer
Georgia State University
Special Collections and Archives,
Georgia State University, Atlanta
Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny
Mercer
Georgia State University
Special Collections and Archives,
Georgia State University, Atlanta
Hoagy Carmichael
Photofest
Courtesy of Photofest
Hoagy Carmichael and his
Orchestra Record
Scanned by the Georgia
Historical Society
Ray Charles
Ed Jackson
Courtesy of Ed Jackson
Ray Charles
Library of Congress
Library of Congress, Prints and
Photographs Division,
LC-DIG-ppmsca-15932
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June 10, 2004: Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles Dies
Image Credits
Ray Charles
Library of Congress
Library of Congress, Prints and
Photographs Division,
LC-USZ62-126064
Ray Charles The Genius Hits the
Road Album Cover
Scanned by the Georgia
Historical Society
Ray Charles The Genius Hits the
Road Record
Scanned by the Georgia
Historical Society
Willie Nelson Georgia on My
Mind CD
Scanned by the Georgia
Historical Society
Ray Charles singing Georgia on
My Mind
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Courtesy of Georgia Public
Broadcasting
Ray Charles fountain
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Courtesy of Georgia Public
Broadcasting
Ray Charles statue
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Courtesy of Georgia Public
Broadcasting
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