Stuart Gorrell(1901-1963)

Stuart Gorrell (September 17, 1901 - August 10, 1963) could be the epitome of the one-hit wonder. Born Stuart Graham Steven Gorrell, he met composer Hoagy Carmichael when they were both college students. Several years later, in 1930, after hearing Carmichel play the melody of a new tune, Gorrel decided to see if he could write the lyrics to it. The result was the song "Georgia on My Mind". Gorrell was a businessman by training, not a writer or musician. Another successful collaboration with Hoagy Carmichael was the song "My Sweet," immortalized by Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra on the OKeh label (April 5, 1930) and revived by the Quintette du Hot Club de France on the French Decca label (January 31, 1938).