Sue Keller - Georgia On My Mind

Georgia On My Mind, recorded at the after hours party on Friday, May 25, 2007.

The story behind this arrangement is interesting. Sue Keller was hired to play the America's Cup Piano Bar on the December 1982 maiden voyage of the Song of America cruise ship. Her first night on the job, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter walked in and sat down with 14 Secret Service agents. Only having a rough idea of the obvious song, Sue scrambled on her first break trying to round up the music to Georgia from the other musicians on board. None of the predominately English crew had the sheet. But each seemed to know a snippet or two they were sure was in it somewhere. So Sue pieced together what could best be described as a collective improvisation. Somewhere Hoagy Carmichael and Ray Charles must be either smiling or crying. Maybe both. But Jimmy Carter was ever so polite. If he disapproved, he never let on. But he did come back to visit a few more times during the voyage. So Sue figures he couldn't have hated it too much.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Old-Time
• Ragtime
• Novelty
• Stride
• Piano
• Blues
• Sue
• Keller
• Georgia
• On
• My
• Mind
• Hoagy
• Carmichael
• Ray
• Charles
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[binhoservice]

Adorei o som desse piano

[rtpress]

Binho,

bon dia, como vai?

Many thanks for your kind message. I see that you are in Brazil, and I've been doing a bit of dabbling in Portuguese. My friend, Glynn Evans, and I did "Triste" in my living room several months back, maybe you would like that. If you do a search for Glynn Evans, you should find it.

[soccer7777]

Crazy, drunk, nerdy, hippie right there.

But she's plays the piano pretty damn good.

[rtpress]

Bone-dry for over 18 months now. But I understand she still gets flashbacks from all that antacid she took in the 60's. Btw, you might want to do a YouTube search for Wild Women of Ragtime to see just how right you might be.

Howard

[tnleung1]

This is inspirational!

[forwardtenth]

Almost 7500 hits and you only have 4 1/2 stars I cant believe it. I loved every note and I played it three times through. Hope my contribution gets this vid 5 Stars.

[mskrazzykrista]

nice piano playing..... goofy movements and singing......

[Erthosful]

dávačka:) skvělé:)



[antoninoimanuel]

goooood! i like it :)

[2joyellen]

i loved the piano playing but enough of the singing ray

[GDAWG2293]

dang, she can sure play the keys!

[fiestyfilms]

Well done sue! You are very talented. My partner was tapping away on his drums to your piano playing altho he is used to R & B and blues, whereas your piano playing has more of a jazz feel. Always good to try new things! Really einjoyed it.

Sharon

Ps see what you think of my first attempt of filming!- parallel hearts hastings- should bring it up.

[GerrySharpeMusic]

I'm 63 years old and have been teaching myself to play jazz piano since I retired at age 60. Wow! I love your piano playing, your singing and your sassiness lady. You are one class act. You inspire me to practice harder and have fun every step of the way.

[0987654321libra]

Totally brilliant!!!

[E1K7CRAZY]

talented!!!!!!!!!!!!11 u sure are (ish) not the best didnt sound like georgia on my mind and a little nasilish.