Song of the Day: Tony Joe White, “A Rainy Night In Georgia”

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Blues and swamp rock singer-songwriter Tony Joe White was born on this day in 1943. He wrote "A Rainy Night In Georgia," which was a hit for Brook Benton in 1970. He tells the story of it at the beginning of this video…

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Internet disc jockey, lover of old TV (especially the commercials), inveterate wise guy.

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7 thoughts on “Song of the Day: Tony Joe White, “A Rainy Night In Georgia””

  1. Hi John – always interesting to hear the back-story … fascinating … thank you – I do enjoy it. Cheers Hilary

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    1. I never realized he wrote it, nor did I realize that the inspiration came from his time in Marietta. My favorite version is the one by Conway Twitty and Sam Moore…

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