Ray Charles Dared Dylan to Sing 'Georgia' on Live TV — He Should Have Stayed Quiet

NBC Tonight Show, Burbank. October 1974. Ray Charles turned to Bob Dylan with a smile and said three words. "Sing my Georgia." Not a request. A dare. The dare of a man who already knew the answer. Dylan looked at the piano. Then at Ray. Then he sat down. Carson put his pencil down. Eastwood went still. The studio audience didn't make a sound. When the last note faded, Ray Charles shook his head slowly. "I should not have done that," he said. Carson asked why. "Because now," Ray said, "I have to go home and think about my own song." Subscribe for a new story every single day. #BobDylan #RayCharles #Georgia #TonightShow #TrueStory #HiddenStories #MusicHistory #ClintEastwood #Storytelling #americanmusic