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"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" is a Southern Gothic song by songwriter Bobby Russell and performed in 1973 by Vicki Lawrence; Reba McEntire later covered it in 1991. Image File history File linksMetadata Ntlwoig. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ntlwoig. ... Southern Gothic is a subgenre of the Gothic writing style, unique to American literature. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Vicki Lawrence (born Vicki Ann Axelrad on March 26, 1949, in Inglewood, California, USA) is an Emmy Award-winning actress and also an American comedian and singer. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

Recorded in late October of 1972 and released less than two weeks later in November of 1972, it is about a man named Seth, older brother of the singer, who meets his best friend Andy in a bar called Webs for a drink after a two-week trip. Andy reveals that Seth's wife has been cheating on him with another man, "that Amos boy". Andy also reveals that he has "been with her himself." Later that evening, Seth gets his gun and goes to Andy's house to kill him, but finding small tracks outside Andy's house discovers that someone has already killed Andy. The police arrive after the man shoots his gun to catch their attention. Seth is arrested at the scene, is tried, wrongly convicted, and hanged. The singer then reveals that it is in fact she who had killed Andy as well as Seth's cheating wife to defend her older brother. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The song was a number-one hit for Lawrence, then a regular on The Carol Burnett Show, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and also reached the top forty of Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart. "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" was first offered to Cher, but her then-husband and manager Sonny Bono reportedly turned it down (he was said to be concerned that the song might offend Cher's southern fans).^[1] The original cast in 1967. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Cheryl Sarkisian LaPierre (better known as Cher) (born on May 20, 1946)[1] is an American actress, singer, songwriter, author and entertainer. ... Salvatore Phillip Sonny Bono (February 16, 1935) – January 5, 1998) was an American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades. ...

1991 cover by Reba McEntire

"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" enjoyed a renewed push in popularity in 1991, when country music singer Reba McEntire released her own version of the song. The song, included on McEntire's For My Broken Heart album, hit #12 on Billboard magazine's Hot Country Songs chart; the song also had a hit music video, which has seen extensive airplay on The Nashville Network, GAC, and CMT. This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Hot Country Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Great American Country (or GAC), is a Nashville, Tennessee-based country music cable television network. ... CMT can refer to: Cadmium Mercury Telluride Canal Metropolitano Televisión Catalog Management Table Certified Market Technician Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Childrens Musical Theatreworks of Fresno, California Chip Multi Threading Comision del Mercado de las Telecommunicaciones, the Spanish communications industry regulator. ...