Ray Charles - 1979-10-23 - Austin TX (FM)

Ray Charles

1979-10-23

KLRU Studios

Austin Texas

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Oh What A Beautiful Morning

02. Georgia On My Mind

03. Busted

04. Born To Lose

05. Some Enchanted Evening

06. Hit The Road Jack

07. Can’t Stop Loving You

08. Steel Guitar Rag

09. Yodel

10. What I Say Vamp

11. Deep In The Heart Of Texas

Ray Charles - 1979-10-23 - Austin TX (FM)

On March 7, 1979, an overflow crowd of 400 watched as a man in dark glasses and a purple suit approach the grand piano wedged between the desks and podium of the Georgia House of Representatives. Seconds later, Ray Charles launched into Georgia on My Mind, one of the most celebrated songs of his career. The song that Ray had taken to the top of the pop charts now had a new honor – the state song of the state of Georgia. That designation became official just a few weeks later on April 24, 1979. This FM broadcast catches him a few months later in 1979, on October 23, 39 years ago today, in Austin Texas. Download this one to hear the man called Genius play Georgia’s state song, along with Hit The Road Jack, What I Say, and of course, I Can’t Stop Loving You.