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"Rainy Night in Georgia" is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1967 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued , on Monument Records, shortly before Benton's hit single was issued.
Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar; Jeff Porcaro – drums; Steve Lukather – guitar; Dean Parks – guitar; Lenny Castro – percussion; Robben Ford – electric guitar on "Two Lives" Ernie Watts – flute on "Rio de Janeiro Blue" Neil Larsen – organ on "When I Lose My Way", "Trade Winds" and "Rainy Night in Georgia"
Tony Joe White (July 23, 1943 – October 24, 2018), nicknamed the Swamp Fox, [1] was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit "Polk Salad Annie" and for "Rainy Night in Georgia", which he wrote but which was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970.
"It's Just a Matter of Time" is a Pop song written by Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, and Belford Hendricks.The original recording by Benton topped the Billboard Hot R&B Sides chart in 1959 and peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 pop chart, the first in a string of hits for Benton that ran through 1970.
The long-awaited $30 million runway expansion project at Middle Georgia Regional Airport, which Miller called a “game-changer,” will add 600 feet to lengthen the main runway to 7,100 feet ...
In 1981, Randy Crawford covered the song for her album Secret Combination.It was the second single released from the album. Her version reached No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart, making it her fourth highest-charting single on that chart. [2]
In her new musical memoir, Danyel Smith plumbs the underappreciated genius of Gladys Knight, and her group's forlorn masterpiece, 'Midnight Train to Georgia.'
Kiddio was covered by Johnny Littlejohn in 1966 under the title "Kitty O". Johnny Littlejohn scaled back the instrumentation (no violins, or orchestral sounds) and applied an electric Blues guitar treatment to the song. Kiddio was later covered in 1990 by Native American Blues artist Charlie Musselwhite in 1990 under the title "Kiddeo".