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Georgia Music Hall of Fame Collection, Series 7: Photographs

Georgia Music Hall of Fame Collection, Series 7: Photographs

Descriptive Summary

Title: Georgia Music Hall of Fame Collection, Series 7: Photographs
Creator: Unknown
Inclusive Dates: 1960s-2010s
Language(s): English
Extent: 6 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms3837_7
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

The Georgia Music Hall of Fame served as the state's official music museum from 1996 to 2011. Located in downtown Macon, the 48,000 square foot building was home to thousands of documents, instruments, sound recordings, and artifacts representing Georgia's vast and diverse music history.

Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller gathered state support for music culture and industry beginning in 1978, creating the Senate Music Recording Industry Study Committee and the Music Recording Industry Advisory Committee. These groups led to the formation of Georgia Music Week, and the first Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards were presented in 1979. These first awards, called "Georgy Awards," were presented to Ray Charles and the music producer Bill Lowery.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s Miller, elected governor in 1990, continued the effort to honor Georgia's music legends by supporting the establishment of a museum. The legislature allocated $6.5 million and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority was created to head the project. The building officially opened in Macon on September 21, 1996 with a ceremony attended by Little Richard, Mike Mills and Bill Berry of R.E.M., the Pips, and Travis Tritt, among others.

The core collections of the museum were presented in a 12,000 square foot exhibit space called Tune Town. This area consisted of several "buildings" and sections bearing themes by genre or era in the state's music history. The Hall of Fame was also home to the Zell Miller Center for Georgia Music Studies, a library and archive for researchers.

In the 2000s the museum began to encounter financial difficulties, with decreasing revenue and low attendance. In 2010 the state legislature voted to cease funding for the museum, and bids were accepted from other cities to provide a site for it. When none of the bids were found to be suitable, the decision was made to close the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in June 2011.

Scope and Content

The photographs series of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame collection consists primarily of photographic prints of artists and music industry figures. Many photographs were taken for promotional purposes, while others are candid shots. The collection contains a mix of original and reproduced images.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by artist or event.


Administrative Information

Custodial History

After the Georgia Music Hall of Fame's closing in June 2011, the bulk of the collections were sent to the University of Georgia Libraries for storage. Ownership of the materials was officially transferred to the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library in December 2013.

Preferred Citation

Georgia Music Hall of Fame Collection, ms3837, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Abernathy, Lee Roy
 
12Allman Brothers Band/Gregg Allman
 
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31Allman Brothers Band
 
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1Allman Brothers Band
 
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11Al-Shirah Temple Band
 
12Anderson, Bill
 
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13Anderson, Bill
 
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13Atkins, Chet
 
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14Atlanta Rhythm Section
 
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14Austin, Dallas
 
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12B-52s (in hand-painted frame)
 
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32Bagwell, Wendy and the Sunliters
 
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15Bagwell, Wendy and the Sunliters
 
16Bailey, Razzy
 
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33Berry, John
 
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17Betts, Dickey
 
18Blake, Norman and Nancy
 
19Boatwright, McHenry
 
110Bone, Mike
 
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15Bone, Mike
 
16Brown, James
 
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2Brown, James (signed promotional photo)
 
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34Brown, Rev. Pearly
 
35Bryant, Boudleaux and Felice
 
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111Carrier, Joseph "Cotton"/WSB Barn Dance
 
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14Carrier, Joseph "Cotton" - large framed image
 
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112Charles, Ray
 
113Classics IV
 
114Coleman, Albert
 
115Collective Soul
 
116Conlon, Peter/Cooley, Alex
 
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4Country Music Fan Fair photo albums (4), 1988-1991
 
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117Crazy Horse, Kandia (photographs taken by)
 
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16Crazy Horse, Kandia
 
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21Daniels, Charlie
 
22Davis, Mac
 
23Dee Lee and His Georgia Ramblers
 
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17Drive-By Truckers
 
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24Dupri, Jermaine
 
25Earl Scruggs Revue
 
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18Evans, Leo L.
 
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26Forester Sisters
 
27Franks, Randall
 
28Gaughf, Turner
 
29Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Museum
 
210Goodie Mob
 
211Goose Creek Symphony
 
212Griner, Elsie (Miss Peaches)
 
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19Griner, Elsie (Miss Peaches)
 
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213Gypsy Train
 
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36Haines, Connie
 
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16Haines, Connie - large framed portrait
 
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214Hammond, John
 
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110Hampton, Col. Bruce
 
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215Harmoneers
 
216Howard, Randy
 
217Jackson, Graham
 
218James, Henry
 
219Jarvis, Felton
 
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21Jarvis, Felton
 
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220Jenkins, Johnny
 
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22Kelly, Emma
 
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37Kesler, Gwen
 
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221King, Freddy
 
222Kris Kross
 
223Lister, Hovie
 
224Lowery, Bill
 
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38Lowery, Bill
 
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225Lucktenberg, George
 
226Lynyrd Skynyrd
 
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23Lynyrd Skynyrd
 
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227Marshall Tucker Band
 
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24Mercer, Johnny
 
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17Mills, Rodney - large multi-photo images framed
 
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1Mississippi prints by Adam Smith
 
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228Mose Jones
 
229Mother's Finest
 
230Mudcat
 
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25Mudcat
 
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18"Old Bonnet Regiment," 121st Infantry Band, 1932
 
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231Outkast
 
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1Parsons, Gram
 
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232Peachtree Pickers
 
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39Priest, Hank
 
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2R.E.M. - contact sheet images by Sandra-Lee Phipps (framed)
 
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3R.E.M. - contact sheet images by Sandra-Lee Phipps (framed)
 
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4R.E.M. - contact sheet images by Sandra-Lee Phipps (framed)
 
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5R.E.M. - contact sheet images by Sandra-Lee Phipps (framed)
 
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6R.E.M. - contact sheet images by Sandra-Lee Phipps (framed)
 
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7R.E.M. - photograph by Sandra-Lee Phipps
 
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8R.E.M. - photograph by Sandra-Lee Phipps
 
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9R.E.M. - photograph by Sandra-Lee Phipps
 
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10R.E.M. - photograph by Sandra-Lee Phipps
 
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11R.E.M. - trestle photograph by Sandra-Lee Phipps
 
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3R.E.M. - photographs by Sandra-Lee Phipps
 
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233R.E.M.
 
234The Reddings
 
235Reed, Jerry
 
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26Reed, Jerry
 
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236Roe, Larry
 
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5Roe, Tommy
 
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6Roe, Tommy
 
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7Roe, Tommy
 
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310Rogers, Kenny
 
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31Scott, Billy
 
32Sea Level
 
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8Sea Level
 
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9Sea Level
 
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27Sea Level
 
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33Shaw, Robert
 
34Silver Bell Girls
 
35Singletary, Daryle
 
36Star Dusters
 
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28Steiner, Max
 
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37Stillwater
 
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311Street, Roy
 
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13Sunshine Boys - Smitty Smith, large framed image
 
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15Sunshine Boys - fiddler, large framed image
 
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312Thomas, Mickey
 
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38Thrower, John "Doodle"
 
39TLC
 
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313Tritt, Travis
 
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310Uncle Ned
 
311Walden, Phil
 
312Waters, Muddy
 
313Weller, Freddy
 
314Wet Willie
 
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29Wet Willie
 
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314Wet Willie
 
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210Widespread Panic
 
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315Wilson, Ricky
 
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10WRFC Athens scrapbook
 
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316Wright, Billy
 
317Yearwood, Trisha
 
318Unidentified
 
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211Unidentified
 
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11Unidentified - photographs belonging to Maureen McLaughlin, unsorted