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"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" is a
Southern Gothic song written by songwriter Bobby Russell and
performed in 1972 by his then-wife Vicki Lawrence. Reba McEntire
later covered it in 1991.
Recorded in late October 1972 in United/Western Studios on Sunset
in Hollywood and released less than two weeks later in November
1972, the song centers around the older brother of the narrator,
falsely convicted of and executed for a murder, which the narrator
herself has committed.
Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an
American country music artist and actress. She began her career in
the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa
High School band, on local radio shows with her siblings, and at
rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in
Oklahoma City, which caught the attention of country artist Red
Steagall. He brought her to Nashville, Tennessee, where she
eventually signed a contract with Mercury Records in 1975. She
released her first solo album in 1977 and released five additional
studio albums under the label until 1983.
Signing with MCA Nashville Records, McEntire took creative control
over her second MCA album, My Kind of Country (1984), which had a
more traditional country sound and produced two number one singles:
"How Blue" and "Somebody Should Leave". The album brought her
breakthrough success, bringing her a series of successful albums
and number one singles in the 1980s and 1990s. McEntire has since
released 26 studio albums, acquired 35 number one singles, and 28
albums have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum in
sales by the Recording Industry Association of America.
In the early 1990s, McEntire branched into film starting with
1990's Tremors. She has since starred in the Broadway revival of
Annie Get Your Gun and starred in her television sitcom, Reba
(2001–2007) for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe
Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television
Series–Musical or Comedy. She has sometimes been referred to
as "The Queen of Country", having sold 57 million records in the
United States and more than 70 million worldwide. In the United
States, she ranks as both the seventh best-selling female artist in
all genres and the seventh best-selling country artist. She is the
best-selling female country artist of all time.
Note: This cache was placed in
Jonathan Dickinson State Park as part of Cacheapalooza 6, with the
permission of Martin Morse, Park Service Specialist. If you park anywhere in JDSP, make sure all your tires are
off the road and you are not blocking any gates. If you are in the
park after dark, you need to either be staying in the campground or
have an after hours
pass.