Stuart Gorrell
Songwriter
1901 – 1963
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Who was Stuart Gorrell?
Stuart Graham Steven Gorrell is best known for writing the lyrics for the song "Georgia on My Mind".
Born in Knox, Indiana, Gorrell attended Indiana University; there he became friends with fellow student Hoagy Carmichael. After hearing Carmichael play the newly composed melody at a party, Gorrell stayed up all night with Carmichael working on the song and ended up writing lyrics for it.
Gorrell became a banker and never wrote another lyric in his life.
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- Born
- Sep 17, 1901
Knox - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 10, 1963
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on July 23, 2013
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