When You're Not Strong...

There is something amazing about old music. It can be so soothing and uplifting, but it's interesting to consider what was going on at the time it was recorded. I just finished watching Ray (Jamie Foxx was phenomenal and if you haven't seen it, rent it!), and he walked out on his own show because African Americans were forced to watch his show from the balcony. He was banned from Georgia for life in 1959. It wasn't until 1979 that he was welcomed back with an apology, and Georgia On My Mind became the official state song of Georgia. I also think it's amusing to think of the awful reaction when Ray Charles started to mix gospel with R&B! Funny what it takes to get people up in arms nowadays...