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Author Index
                         
Gail A. D'Avino
Historic Preservation Programs of the Georgia Department of Transportation
While the primary goal of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is to provide a "safe, efficient...
Lennet Daigle
Aflac
Aflac, based in Columbus, is a leading writer of voluntary insurance coverage. Founded in 1955 by brothers...
Wayne W. Daniel
Andrew Jenkins (1885-1957)
The Reverend Andrew Jenkins of Atlanta was a leading composer of songs popular among southern gospel...
Charlie D. Tillman (1861-1943)
Charlie Tillman, who called Atlanta home for most of his career, was a pioneer composer, performer, and...
Clayton McMichen (1900-1970)
Clayton McMichen became one of the most successful and respected fiddlers to gain experience and exposure...
Fiddlin' John Carson (ca. 1868-1949)
In the spring of 1922, Georgia's "Fiddlin' John" Carson, at the age of fifty-four, became the first genuine...
Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers' Conventions
Some of the most important figures in the history of commercial country music received their first significant...
Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
Gid Tanner was one of the most widely recognized names among country music enthusiasts of the 1920s and...
Gospel Singing Conventions
Since the late nineteenth century, the tradition of gathering together at singing conventions to "make...
J. M. Henson (1887-1972)
J. M. Henson was a major contributor to the development of southern gospel music. In 1921 he and a group...
Lewis Family
Known around the world as the "First Family of Bluegrass Gospel Music," the Lewis Family of Lincolnton...
Riley Puckett (1894-1946)
George Riley Puckett was one of the nationally known pioneer country music artists who gained experience...
Southern Gospel Music
Over the years Georgians have made significant contributions to the creation and survival of southern...
The LeFevres
For more than fifty years, from the 1920s through the 1970s, the LeFevre family was one of the best-known...
Tim Darnell
Atlanta Black Crackers
The Atlanta Black Crackers played in the Negro Southern League and the Negro American League during the...
Atlanta Crackers
The Atlanta Crackers were one of professional baseball's most successful minor league franchises. From...
Earl Mann (1904-1990)
Long before Ted Turner and the Atlanta Braves, Earl Mann was known as "Mr. Atlanta Baseball" and the...
Nat Peeples (b. 1926)
Nat Peeples, a player on the Atlanta Crackers team, was the only African American to play in the Southern...
Ponce de Leon Ballpark
Ponce de Leon Ballpark in Atlanta was one of the nation's finest minor league baseball facilities in...
Ralph "Country" Brown (1921-1997)
One of the most popular professional baseball players in Atlanta history, Ralph "Country" Brown was a...
Southern League
The Southern League was the first professional minor league baseball association in the South, lasting...
Diane L. Davies
Georgia 4-H
Georgia 4-H is the primary youth development and outreach program of the University of Georgia (UGA)....
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