Music of Georgia (U.S. state)
| Music of the United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local music | ||
| AK – AL – AR – AS – AZ – CA – CO – CT – DC – DE – FL – GA – GU – HI – IA – ID – IL – IN – KS – KY – LA – MA – MD – ME – MI – MN – MO – MP – MS – MT – NC – ND – NE – NH – NM – NV – NJ – NY – OH – OK – OR – PA – PR – RI – SC – SD – TN – TX – UT – VA – VI – VT – WA – WI – WV – WY | ||
| History (Timeline) | Ethnicities | |
| to 1900 | African American | |
| 1900–1940 | Native American (Inuit and Hawaiian) | |
| 40s and 50s | Latin (Tejano and Puerto Rican) | |
| 60s and 70s | Cajun and Creole | |
| 80s to the present | Other immigrants (Jewish, European, South and East Asian, modern African and Middle-Eastern) | |
| Genres (Samples): Classical – Hip hop – Rock – Pop – Folk | ||
The Sacred Harp, first published in 1844, was compiled and produced by Georgians Benjamin Franklin White and Elisha J. King.
The state's official music museum is the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, located in Macon, Georgia.
Artists from Georgia include the Allman Brothers Band, James Brown (musician), Little Richard, Otis Redding, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Brenda Lee, IIIrd Tyme Out, Ray Charles, Trisha Yearwood, Indigo Girls, Moonshine Kate, Fiddlin' John Carson, R.E.M., Gram Parsons, The B-52's, Bill Anderson (country), Norman Blake, Pete Drake, Clayton McMichen, Riley Puckett, Jerry Reed, Ray Stevens, Larry Jon Wilson, Gladys Knight, Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers, Bruce Weeks Family, Brush Fire, Bullsboro, Fontanna Sunset, Georgia Bound, Blind Willie McTell, Southern Dogwood, steelBlue, Suggins Brothers, J.N. and Onie Baxter and the Bluegrass Five, Pappy Lee and the Chillun John Doodle Thrower, The Golden River Grass, Doug Stone, Sugarland (Atlanta based country band), Elbridge "Al" Bryant, and OutKast.