Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1170191 By Brook Benton. By Tony Joe White. Arranged by edited by Dr. LeRoy Henry. Blues,Contemporary,Jazz,Pop,Standards. Guitar Tab. 4 pages. Dr. LeRoy Henry #770559. Published by Dr. LeRoy Henry (A0.1170191). Rainy Night in Georgia is a song written by Tony Joe White in 1967 and popularized by R&B vocalist Brook Benton in 1970. It was originally released by White on his 1969 album, Continued, on Monument Records, shortly before Benton's hit single was issued. Benton recorded the song in November 1969 with arranger/producer Arif Mardin at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida. Benton had signed to a new record label, Cotillion Records (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records), by label A&R chief and producer Jerry Wexler. The RIAA certified the single gold for sales of one million copies. In 2004, it was ranked #498 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.This track features Cornell Dupree's guitar parts that are a masterclass on using double stops in Soul music, plus plenty of hammer on/pull off fills throughout. This is a transcription of those guitar parts.
