Sweet Georgia Brown

"Sweet Georgia Brown" is a jazz standard and pop tune composed in 1925 by Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard, with lyrics by Kenneth Casey.

"Sweet Georgia Brown"
1949 version record label
Brother Bones and His Shadows
Song by Ben Bernie
Written1925
GenreJazz, traditional pop
Composer(s)Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard
Lyricist(s)Kenneth Casey

History

Reportedly Ben Bernie came up with the concept for the song's lyrics – although he is not the accredited lyricist – after meeting Dr. George Thaddeus Brown in New York City: Dr. Brown, a longtime member of the State House of Representatives for Georgia, told Bernie about Dr. Brown's daughter Georgia Brown and how subsequent to the baby girl's birth on August 11, 1911 the Georgia General Assembly had issued a declaration that she was to be named Georgia after the state, an anecdote which would be directly referenced by the song's lyric: "Georgia claimed her – Georgia named her."

The tune was first recorded on March 19, 1925, by bandleader Ben Bernie, resulting in a five-week number one for Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra.[1]

One of the most popular versions of "Sweet Georgia Brown" was recorded in 1949 by Brother Bones and His Shadows and later adopted as the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team in 1952.

Renditions

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See also

Notes and references

  1. CD liner notes: Chart-Toppers of the Twenties, 1998 ASV Ltd.
  2. Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  3. "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, US: Record Research Inc. p. 103. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  5. Windsor Star 26 May 1956 "Gale Storm Gains New Fame as Singing Star" by Matt Dennis p.9
  6. https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/sweet-georgia-brown/
  7. "The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man, Allmusic Review".
  8. Billboard Vol 106 #35 (27 August 1994)"Roberta Flack Celebrates 25 Years on Atlantic" by Craig Rosen pp.12, 125
  9. Hartford Courant 17 July 1998 "Flack Soothes With Her Songs" by Donna Larcen p.A4
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