Music Influence from Georgia, USA
Georgia, which is also known as The Peach State and has a vast musical history across all genres. I will try to summarize top hit and name makers across most of the genres. You might be surprised as well.
Rock-n-Roll
- Little Richard, also known as the “Architect of Rock and Roll”, combined elements of boogie, gospel, and blues, creating the standard rock rhythm with the smash hit “Tutti Frutti”.
- Allman Brothers - from Macon, GA their is a tribute Museum in Macon to visit and explore more.
- Lynyrd Skynyrd - was not officially from GA however, their guitarist Gary Rossington was
- Otis Redding - was born in Dawson, GA
- R.E.M, the B-52's and a few others came out of the Athens, GA area... Go DAWGS!
Country
Currently country music is being dominated by Georgia county boys such as
- Luke Bryan
- Zac Brown Band
- Jason Aldean
- Kane Brown
- Brantley Gilbert
- Thomas Rhett
- Cole Swindell
Lest we forget about the Country Women such as
- Lauren Alaina
- Megan Moroney
- Jennifer Nettles
- Trisha Yearwood
Old School country
- Alan Jackson
- Travis Tritt
Blues & Jazz
- Ray Charles - WOW, what a legend, I missed his last tour date nearby due to the flu. Still wish I would have went.
Religious AKA Ring Shout
can be traced all the way back to the time of plantations and slaves
- James Brown's music career started in Taccoa, GA as a gospel singer
Pop / RAP
- Outkast
- Ceelo Green
- Ludacris,
- Lil Jon
- and Jermaine Dupri.
Summary
The Georgia musical influences pushed into other areas of the Southern US. For example, the Marshall Tucker band & Chubby Checker are from South Carolina. Just a quick car ride across the state lines to learn some new licks.
