Georgia Public Broadcasting--"Lawmakers Flashbacks”—March 7, 1979
Channel: Mike Stroud
Date: 2015-02-06

From the 40th anniversary of the now-cancelled "Lawmakers" nightly recap program of the day's activities in the Georgia General Assembly on GPB, in 2010. A historical look at the March 7, 1979 broadcast of a clip in which legendary rhythm and blues/soul music artist Ray Charles performed his famed 1960 rendition of the Hoagy Carmichael-composed "Georgia on My Mind" before a joint meeting of the Georgia Senate and House of Representatives, on the floor itself, a historical event in itself. The tune was under consideration at the time to become the official Georgia state song, and after thunderous applause by legislators and a word of appreciation by then-Secretary of State Ben W. Fortson, both houses of the General Assembly approved it as such on April 24.

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