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.146- 516). 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
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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 Scanned by the Georgia Music Historical Society
Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives, Mercer Georgia State University, Atlanta
Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives, Mercer Georgia State University, Atlanta
Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives, Mercer Georgia State University, Atlanta
Hoagy Carmichael Photofest Courtesy of Photofest
Hoagy Carmichael and his Scanned by the Georgia Orchestra Record 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 Scanned by the Georgia Road Album Cover Historical Society
Ray Charles The Genius Hits the Scanned by the Georgia Road Record Historical Society
Willie Nelson Georgia on My Scanned by the Georgia Mind CD Historical Society
Ray Charles singing Georgia on Georgia Public Broadcasting Courtesy of Georgia Public My Mind 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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