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In a new biography titled You Don't Know Me, Robinson insists his father never recovered from the death of his brother George, who accidentally drowned in a washtub.

He says, "Talking about his brother was almost impossible... It was clear that he still held himself responsible for George's death.

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"The last thing my father remembers about that day is the sight of his mother, her face streaming with tears, carrying George's lifeless body into a cabin."

The Georgia on my Mind singer started to lose his sight shortly after the tragedy. He was eventually rendered completely blind.

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