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Thread #5007   Message #143571
Posted By: Stewie
02-Dec-99 - 04:00 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Dreamy Georgiana Moon (McMichen, Bryant)
Subject: RE: need lyrics: Georgiana Moon
Dale, unfortunately, I do not have the song but I know who wrote it and recorded it. It was recorded for Decca by the Geogia Wildcats which was formed by McMichen after leaving the Skillet Lickers. This was McMichen moving into new territory - as he always wanted - getting away from what he regarded as the archaism of the Skillet Lickers. However, the new stuff did not sell of fraction of what the old hoedowns had sold. 'Georgiana Moon' was a McMichen original and its lack of success was especially bitter for him. In later years, he said: 'It was one of the most beautiful tunes I ever wrote in my life. We thought we were going to get rich on it. Heh. We didn't sell enough to pay for the first pressing. I got about 75 or 80 cents for writing it'. As Charles Wolfe has pointed out, ironically, it 'has become a standard at festivals throughout the country and is often thought of as a public domain song'.

Regards, Stewie.