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Emma Thompson Kelly (December 17, 1918 – January 17, 2001) was an American musician. Known as the "Lady of 6,000 Songs", [ 1 ] she appeared in both John Berendt 's 1994 book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and its 1997 movie adaptation .
Odom was also friends with and a business partner of Emma Kelly, dubbed by Johnny Mercer as the "lady of 6,000 songs", who also appears in the book. [9] Kelly and Odom opened Emma's, a piano bar in a former cotton warehouse on Savannah's River Street. It was forced to close after Odom squandered its takings. "He could do you wrong.
The book highlights many other notable Savannah residents, including The Lady Chablis, a local transgender woman, club performer, and entertainer. Chablis provides both a Greek chorus of sorts as well as a light-hearted contrast to the more serious action. Chablis was given a dedicated chapter, as was Emma Kelly, the "Lady of 6,000 Songs." [2]
Schools in Somerset County have listed their honor roll students for the first quarter, nine-weeks grading period. North Star. Highest honors (All A’s)
Emma Kelly, left, and her husband, Indianapolis Colts Center Ryan Kelly, sit with their new sons Duke, left, and Ford, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 in their home. The Kellys' first child, Mary Kate ...
Emma Kelly joined the Bengals Beat Podcast to share her and Ryan, the center for the Indianapolis Colts, story ahead of Sunday's game 'Scariest time of my life': Why Bengals-Colts game just means ...
Kelso is guest of honor at the Williams's party. During the course of the evening, Kelso meets Emma Kelly, named the "Lady of 6,000 Songs" by Savannah's own Johnny Mercer, [10] Harry Cram, the former silent-film actress Serena Dawes and Williams's mother, Blanche. Williams shows Kelso his organ in the upstairs ballroom.
Sweet Georgia Brown's was a piano bar in Savannah, Georgia. [1] Located at 312 West St. Julian Street, on Franklin Square in Savannah's City Market, [2] the bar was co-owned by musicians Joe Odom [3] and Nancy Hillis, [4] [5] [6] real-life characters in John Berendt's book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1994).