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Author Index
                         
Brad Cahoon
"Bumble Bee Slim" Easton (1905-1968)
"Bumble Bee Slim" Easton was a prolific singer and songwriter whose relaxed, upbeat style and often humorous...
"Little Richard" Penniman (b. 1932)
Little Richard, also known as "the Georgia Peach," declares himself "the innovator and the architect...
"Tampa Red" Whittaker (1904-1981)
Also known as "the Guitar Wizard," the blues musician Tampa Red was a master of the slide guitar and...
Brenda Lee (b. 1944)
Singer Brenda Lee, known as "Little Miss Dynamite," has enjoyed success as a child performer, teen idol,...
Chips Moman (b. 1936)
The producer, songwriter, and guitarist Chips Moman is known for his uncanny ability to create hit records....
Rhythm and Blues Music: Overview
Rhythm and blues (R&B), which combines soulful singing and a strong backbeat, was the most popular...
Lee Ann Caldwell
Edward J. Cashin (1927-2007)
Edward J. Cashin was one of the preeminent historians of colonial- and Revolutionary-era Georgia. His...
Larry Jon Wilson (1940-2010)
Critics have used many labels—"storyteller," "folk poet," "troubadour"—in trying...
Women in Colonial Georgia
Women were important in the settlement of colonial Georgia from its very beginning in 1733. The founding...
Wilber W. Caldwell
Ellijay
Ellijay, the seat of Gilmer County, together with its sister city, East Ellijay, is located at the junction...
Margaret Obear Calhoon
Georgia Power Company/Southern Company
Since the 1880s, when the electric company began serving Atlanta citizens, the Georgia Power Company...
John D. Gray (1808-1878)
John D. Gray was the first major railroad contractor in the South. As John D. Gray and Company, he and...
Ashley Callahan
Decorative Arts
The field of decorative arts encompasses ceramics, furniture, glass, metalwork, and textiles. Decorative...
Earl McCutchen (1918-1985)
Earl McCutchen was a teacher and an artist who worked with ceramics and glass. He taught at the University...
Ed Moulthrop (1916-2003)
Ed Moulthrop, a self-taught wood turner who made his home in Atlanta, was considered a master craftsman....
Harriet Powers (1837-1910)
Harriet Powers is one of the best-known southern African American quilt makers, even though only two...
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