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Gradually, after the 1930s, Nashville became the capital of country music. In addition, Atlanta's aspirations to more "upscale" arts discouraged both the hillbilly band and blues scenes. [5] From the 1940s to the mid-1950s, Atlantans supported a thriving live country music scene, but the city no longer was a major center of music recording. [5]
US Hillbilly 1940 #5, Hillbilly #1 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales, [1] Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, Library of Congress artifact added 2012 6: Bob Skyles and His Skyrockets "Only in Dreams" [7] Decca 5887: April 9, 1940 () September 1940 () US Hillbilly 1940 #6, Hillbilly #1 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks 7: Gene Autry
From music and comedy to art, food, and sports, there’s something for everyone. Check out our curated list of events happening around the city. Things to do this weekend in metro Atlanta | Jan ...
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The following is an incomplete list of country music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on country music.This list may have some overlap with the larger topic list of folk festivals, and may also overlap with the related topics list of blues festivals, list of jam band music festivals, list of bluegrass music festivals, and list of old-time music festivals.
Atlanta has a thriving music industry and is considered to be a capital of hip-hop including crunk, of R&B and its offshoot neo-soul, and of gospel music - in addition to a thriving indie-rock and live music scene. Classical, country and blues have historically been well represented. [1] From the 1920s through 1950s the city was a major center ...
Pages in category "Country music groups from Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Atlanta International Pop Festival (1970) involved Macon's The Allman Brothers Band.In later decades, Atlanta has hosted the annual 2-day Music Midtown festival since 1994 (Atlanta's Collective Soul played there in 2000 and 2017, Atlanta's Manchester Orchestra in 2011, and Atlanta's Ludacris in 2001 and 2012), Shaky Beats Music Festival (an ...