Song by: Brook Benton
Written by: Tony Joe White
Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles
Keyboardist: Gail Nobles
Hello! I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to the Country Soul Show. Today’s topic is Brook “Rainy Night in Georgia”. Benton was a singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He made a comeback in 1970 with the ballad, “Rainy Night in Georgia”. The song was written by Tony Joe White in 1967. The song was popularized by 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. The song “Rainy Night in Georgia “ was a major hit and was a million seller which topped the Billboard chart.
It’s a song that has been covered by a number of musicians. David Ruffin, Ray Charles, Otis Rush, Randy Crawford, Little Milton, and George Benson just to name a few.
Has it been raining in your state? You know it’s been raining some nights in NC. It’s good sounding rain. I’m Gail Nobles!
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