Ethel Waters - Georgia On My Mind free for downloading

Pure Class.   Thank you.

If you have ever heard Billie's first recording, "My Mother's Son-in-Law", you'll know that one of her earliest inspirations was Ethel Waters. I don't think Waters ever recorded that particular tune, but if you listen to Billie's reading of it, she sounds like a carbon copy of Waters, with the older diva's perfect, somewhat exaggerated diction. Billie would, of course, quickly drop that as she eased into her own individual style later on.

I remember listening to this when I was young with my grandmother. It was great then and it still is. Thank you.

Wow, the thought of Miss Waters doing "songbooks" just made me think of what a loss it is that it didn't happen.

this is type of music i absolutely love and dont really know y

At her time, it was very common to cover songs. They didn't put out song after song like pop factories today and covering a song was considered a compliment. I love to hear the same song in different styles and voices =)

Such a pleasure to understand every word the lady sings; A great interpretation of a great song. Beautiful.

Wonderful! Thanks a much for uploading this song with Ethel.

where did you get the photo's for this video? Really nice.

Beautifully sung!

I deeply respect Ethel Waters for bringing Georgia on my mind to us and I enjoyed her style of singing. A cover is much more than just singing the same song. It's a unique musical art opportunity for the musician who weaves in their own expressive style. For me, Ray Charles greatly enhanced the song with his rich soulful jazzy style.

One of the best recordings of that song

What a great talent!!

I heard many of these, for me this is my fav! Ethel rocks on this one! Thanks for posting!