© Written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael (music) and Stuart Gorrell (lyrics) ©<br /><br />Gorrell wrote the lyrics for Hoagy's sister, Georgia Carmichael. However, the lyrics of the song are ambiguous enough to refer either to the state or to a woman named "Georgia". <br /><br />Carmichael's 1965 autobiography, "Sometimes I Wonder", records the origin: a friend, saxophonist and bandleader Frankie Trumbauer, suggested: "Why don't you write a song called 'Georgia'? Nobody lost much writing about the South." Thus, the song is universally believed to have been written about the state.<br /><br />(The photo has very little to do with the song. look for "To Have And Have Not". Brilliant Piece)
