Alan Jackson

Brief Facts:

Member of:

• Grand Ole Opry

Songs:

• Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
• Don't Rock the Jukebox

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2001.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 2011.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry;
ceremony: 16 April 2010.

Allen Woody

Brief Facts:

Bassist for bands:

• The Allman Brothers Band
• Gov't Mule

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1998 as one in The Allman Brothers Band.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1995 as one in The Allman Brothers Band

Artimus Pyle

Brief Facts:

Drummer with band:

• Lynyrd Skynyrd

Song:

• Sweet Home Alabama

Survived a plane crash near Gillsburg, Mississippi. Convicted for sexual battery, served probation, arrested later for failure to register as a sex offender.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2007 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1996 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd

Berry Oakley

Brief Facts:

Bassist for band:

• The Allman Brothers Band

Died of injuries in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia2 when he hit a city bus.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2009.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1998 as one in The Allman Brothers Band.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1995 as one in The Allman Brothers Band

Bill Berry

Brief Facts:

Original drummer for band:

• R.E.M.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2007 as one in R.E.M..
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2006 as one in R.E.M.

Billy Powell

Brief Facts:

Keyboardist of Southern rock band:

• Lynyrd Skynyrd

Song:

• Sweet Home Alabama

Injured in a plane crash.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2007 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1996 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd

Blind Willie McTell

Brief Facts:

Blind. 12 string guitar.
Blues Hall of Fame 1981.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1990.

Boudleaux Bryant

Relationships:

Brief Facts:

First name pronounced Bood-Low.
Composed many songs with his wife including:

• Wake Up Little Susie

performed by the Everly Brothers. Violinist and fiddler.
Music City Walk of Fame 2006.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1986.
Country Music Hall of Fame 1991.
NACMAI Hall of Fame 1999.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1972.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1982.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Brenda Lee

Brief Facts:

Songs:

• I'm Sorry
• Big Four Poster

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2002.
Country Music Hall of Fame 1997.
Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2007.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1982.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Butch Trucks

Relationships:

Brief Facts:

Drummer, a founding member of the band:

• The Allman Brothers Band

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1995 as one in The Allman Brothers Band.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1998 as one in The Allman Brothers Band

Chet Atkins

Brief Facts:

Highly respected guitarist and producer.
Album:

• The Essential Chet Atkins

Song:

• Jam Man

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2002.
Country Music Hall of Fame 1973.
Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1997.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1995.

Chilli

Brief Facts:

Group:

• TLC

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2002 as one in TLC

Chips Moman

Brief Facts:

Composed song:

• Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

for:

• Aretha Franklin

Record producer.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1990.

Connie Haines

Brief Facts:

Movie:

• Moon Over Las Vegas

With band of:

• Tommy Dorsey

Became a church minister.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1992.

Curtis Mayfield

Brief Facts:

Member of group:

• The Impressions

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1993.
Guitar Center RockWalk 2008.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1999.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 2000.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991 as one in The Impressions.
Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2003 as one in The Impressions

Dave Prater

Brief Facts:

Song:

• Soul Man

Singer with duo:

• Sam & Dave

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1997.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1992 as one in Sam & Dave.
Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2007 as one in Sam & Dave

Dickie Betts

Brief Facts:

Guitarist.
Founding member of:

• The Allman Brothers Band

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1998 as one in The Allman Brothers Band.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1995 as one in The Allman Brothers Band

Dottie Rambo

Brief Facts:

Gospel music.
Songs:

• He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need
• We Shall Behold Him
• I Go To the Rock

Died in an accident when the bus she was in crashed.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2008.
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame 2006.
NACMAI Hall of Fame 2005.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 2007.

Duane Allman

Relationships:

Brief Facts:

Guitarist for band:

• The Allman Brothers Band

Died of injuries from a motorcycle accident. He crashed into a flatbed truck loaded with a crane.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1982.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1998 as one in The Allman Brothers Band.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1995 as one in The Allman Brothers Band

Felice Bryant

Relationships:

Brief Facts:

Wrote over 800 songs including:

• Rocky Top
• Wake Up Little Susie
• All I Have to Do Is Dream
• Bye Bye Love

with husband:

• Boudleaux Bryant

- many for the Everly Brothers.
Country Music Hall of Fame 1991.
Music City Walk of Fame 2006.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1986.
NACMAI Hall of Fame 1999.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2006.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1972.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Gladys Knight

Brief Facts:

Lead singer for group:

• Gladys Knight & the Pips

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1989.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1996 as one in Gladys Knight & the Pips.
Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2001 as one in Gladys Knight & the Pips.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009 as one in Gladys Knight & the Pips
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 7083 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry;
ceremony: 27 June 1995.

Gram Parsons

Brief Facts:

With groups:

• The Shilos
• The International Submarine Band
• The Byrds
• The Flying Burrito Brothers

Recorded also with Emmylou Harris. Died of a drug overdose. His body was stolen by friends and partially burned in a cremation attempt. Credited with origins of country rock genre.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1999.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991 as one in The Byrds.
Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2006 as one in The Byrds

Gregg Allman

Relationships:

Brief Facts:

Founded band:

• The Allman Brothers Band

Album:

• Searching for Simplicity

Guitar Center RockWalk 1987.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2006.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1998 as one in The Allman Brothers Band.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1995 as one in The Allman Brothers Band

Harry James

Relationships:

Brief Facts:

Trumpet player.
Group:

• Music Makers

Found:

• Frank Sinatra

working as a waiter, hired him as singer for his band.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1983.
Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1983.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6683 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.

Hovie Lister

Brief Facts:

Southern gospel.
Founder of the group:

• The Statesmen Quartet

singing tenor.
Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1986.

Hughie Thomasson

Brief Facts:

Bassist.
Member of bands:

• Outlaws
• Lynyrd Skynyrd

Songs:

• Hurry Sundown
• There Goes Another Love Song
• Green Grass and High Tides

for Outlaws.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2007 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1996 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd

India.Arie

Brief Facts:

Song:

• Little Things

Soul R&B singer.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2010.

Isaac Hayes

Brief Facts:

Albums:

• Hot Buttered Soul
• Black Moses

Song:

• Theme from Shaft

from movie:

• Shaft

Movies:

• It Could Happen to You
• Ninth Street
• Reindeer Games
• I'm Gonna Git You, Sucka
• Hustle & Flow

TV shows:

• Stargate SG-1
• South Park

in the role of:

• Chef

Songs:

• Hold On, I'm Coming
• Soul Man

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2002.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 2005.
Guitar Center RockWalk 2004.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1994.

Jai Johanny Johanson

Brief Facts:

Drummer, one of the founding members of group:

• The Allman Brothers Band

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1998 as one in The Allman Brothers Band.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1995 as one in The Allman Brothers Band

James Brown

Brief Facts:

Song:

• I Got You (I Feel Good)

Served 26 months for a high speed chase, in Georgia, 1988. Charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1986.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 2000.
UK Music Hall of Fame 2006.
Kennedy Center Honors 2003.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1992.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1983.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1501 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry;
ceremony: 10 January 1997.

Jermaine Dupri

Brief Facts:

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2006.
Album:

• Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1

2006.

Jerry Reed

Brief Facts:

Guitarist.
Songs:

• Amos Moses
• She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)
• When You're Hot, You're Hot
• East Bound and Down
• Smokey+and+the+Bandit>.+Movies+Smokey+and+the+Bandit>The Bird
• Smokey+and+the+Bandit>.
  Movies:
  • Smokey and the Bandit
  • Smokey and the Bandit II
  • Gator
  • Hot Stuff
  • High-Ballin'
  Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame 1986.
  Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1987.
  Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 2005.
  Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Joe South

Brief Facts:

Penned the song:

• (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden

for:

• Lynn Anderson

Songs:

• Games People Play
• Walk a Mile in My Shoes
• The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor
• Down in the Boondocks

Guitarist for famous artists.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1981.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1979.

Johnny Mercer

Brief Facts:

Songs:

• I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande
• You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
• Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
• On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
• One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
• Lazybones
• The Glow-Worm
• Something’s Gotta Give
• That Old Black Magic
• In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
• Autumn Leaves
• Moon River
• Summer Wind

Co-founder of Capitol Records.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1971.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1980.
Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1628 Vine Street for contributions to the television industry.

Kenny Rogers

Brief Facts:

Song:

• Lucille
• The Gambler

Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2008.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2003.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6666 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry;
ceremony: 7 September 1979.

Lena Horne

Relationships:

Brief Facts:

Movie:

• Stormy Weather

Kennedy Center Honors 1984.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1991.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1991.
International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame 1983.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6282 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry.
A star at 6250 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.

Lisa Lopes

Brief Facts:

Group:

• TLC

Died in car accident in Honduras.
Album:

• Eye Legacy

released posthumously.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2002 as one in TLC

Little Richard

Brief Facts:

Songs:

• Tutti Frutti
• Long Tall Sally
• Good Golly Miss Molly

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1986.
Music City Walk of Fame 2008.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 2003.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1990.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1984.
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry.

Ludacris

Brief Facts:

Album:

• Back for the First Time

Movies:

• Crash
• Fred Claus

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2008.

Ma Rainey

Brief Facts:

Songs:

• C.C. Rider
• Jelly Bean Blues
• Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Arrested for indecency - a party with naked women.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990.
Blues Hall of Fame 1983.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1983.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1992.

Mac Davis

Brief Facts:

Movie:

• The Sting II

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 2000.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1996.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 2006.
Texas Country Music Hall of Fame 2004.
West Texas Walk of Fame 1983.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry;
ceremony: 10 September 1998.

Michael Stipe

Brief Facts:

Band:

• R.E.M.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2007 as one in R.E.M..
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2006 as one in R.E.M.

Mike Curb

Brief Facts:

Republican. Lieutenant Governor of California from 1979 to 1983. President of MGM Records and Verve Records.
Composed or supervised over 50 motion picture soundtracks and over 400 songs including:

• All for the Love of Sunshine
• It Was a Good Time

U.S. Business Hall of Fame 2001.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2003.
Music City Walk of Fame 2009.
North Carolina Music Hall of Fame 2009.
West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame 2006.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1750 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry;
ceremony: 29 June 2007.

Mike Mills

Brief Facts:

Bassist for band:

• R.E.M.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2007 as one in R.E.M..
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2006 as one in R.E.M.

Otis Redding

Brief Facts:

Wrote the song:

• Respect

Recorded the song:

• Sittin' on The Dock of The Bay

3 days before he died in an airplane crash.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1989.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1994.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1981.

Patty Loveless

Brief Facts:

Member of:

• Grand Ole Opry

Song:

• How Can I Help You Say Goodbye

Album:

• The Trouble with the Truth

Kentucky Music Hall of Fame 2011.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2005.

Pete Drake

Brief Facts:

Steel guitar. Record label owner.
Songs:

• (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden
• Behind Closed Doors
• Lay Lady Lay
• Stand by Your Man

Country Music Hall of Fame 1970.
Steel Guitar Hall of Fame 1987.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2010.

Peter Buck

Brief Facts:

Guitar player for band:

• R.E.M.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2007 as one in R.E.M..
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2006 as one in R.E.M.

Piano Red

Brief Facts:

Pianist.
Radio shows:

• Piano Red Show
• Dr. Feelgood Show

Song:

• Rockin' with Red

may be credited for part of the term "rock and roll." Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1983.

Ray Charles

Brief Facts:

Movie:

• The Blues Brothers

Songs:

• Hit the Road, Jack
• Georgia on My Mind
• I Got a Woman
• Unchain My Heart
• Born to Lose
• Route 66

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1986.
Blues Hall of Fame 1982.
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1993.
Kennedy Center Honors 1986.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.
Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2007.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1979.
National Medal of Arts 1993.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6777 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the recording industry;
ceremony: 6 October 1981.

Ray Stevens

Brief Facts:

Humorous songs.
Song:

• Ahab the Arab

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1980.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1980.

Robert Shaw

Brief Facts:

Movies:

• Jaws
• From Russia with Love
• A Man for All Seasons
• The Sting
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Kennedy Center Honors 1991.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1988.
National Medal of Arts 1992.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 1559 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry.

Ronnie Milsap

Brief Facts:

Member of:

• Grand Ole Opry

Blind. Grammy and CMA awards.
Album:

• Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing

Music City Walk of Fame 2006.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1990.
North Carolina Music Hall of Fame 2002.

Ronnie Van Zant

Brief Facts:

Group:

• Lynyrd Skynyrd

Song:

• Sweet Home Alabama

Died in a plane crash near Gillsburg, Mississippi in a forest.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2007 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1996 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd

Steve Gaines

Relationships:

Brief Facts:

Guitarist for band:

• Lynyrd Skynyrd

Song:

• Sweet Home Alabama

Died in a plane crash near Gillsburg, Mississippi when plane ran out of fuel.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2007 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Guitar Center RockWalk 1996 as one in Lynyrd Skynyrd

T-Boz

Relationships:

Brief Facts:

R&B soul.
Movies:

• Belly
• House Party 3

Theme song for TV series:

• Grown Ups

Group:

• TLC

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2002 as one in TLC

Thomas A. Dorsey

Brief Facts:

Considered the founder of "black gospel" church music.
Composer of songs:

• Peace in the Valley
• Take My Hand, Precious Lord

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1979.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame 1994.
Gennett Walk of Fame 2007.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1981.

Tommy Roe

Brief Facts:

Songs:

• Sheila
• Dizzy
• Everybody

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1986.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Toni Braxton

Brief Facts:

2001 Cristmas album::

• Snowflakes

Songs:

• You're Makin' Me High
• Un-Break My Heart

TV show:

• Dancing with the Stars

Broadway musical:

• Beauty and the Beast

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2011.

Travis Tritt

Brief Facts:

Member of:

• Grand Ole Opry

Songs:

• Help Me Hold On
• Anymore
• Can I Trust You with My Heart
• Foolish Pride
• Best of Intentions

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1999.

Trisha Yearwood

Relationships:

Brief Facts:

Member of:

• Grand Ole Opry

Songs:

• How Do I Live
• She's in Love with the Boy

Recurring part on TV series:

• JAG

TV show:

• Trisha's Southern Kitchen

on the channel:

• Food Network

Cookbook:

• Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen

Album:

• Thinkin' About You

Active with Habitat for Humanity and Make a Wish Foundation.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2000.

Usher

Brief Facts:

R&B and pop.
Albums:

• My Way
• Confessions

Movies:

• The Faculty
• She's All That

TV show:

• The Voice

Broadway musical play:

• Chicago

Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2007.
Boys and Girls Clubs Alumni Hall of Fame.

Wendy Bagwell

Brief Facts:

Southern Gospel singer.
He formed group:

• Wendy Bagwell and the Sunliters

Song:

• Here Come the Rattlesnakes

Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1997.
GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame 2001.
Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1990.