Rock / Pop Georgia Music Artists A - B

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38 Special (also stylized as .38 Special or spelled out as Thirty-Eight Special) is a rock band that was formed by Donnie Van Zant and Don Barnes in 1974.

Beau Allen aka Bo & The Weevils was a singer songwriter and musician from Vidalia, GA. Allen co-wrote with Dave Cook the single "My Time". He recorded and released it in 1968 on his label, started by his father Hank Allen, HFA International, a division of Allen Records. In that same year, it was released by Scepter Records and rated 5 stars by Record World Magazine however it received no commercial success and did not chart. Allen recorded several singles as Bo & The Weevils at Gala Records studio released on the label Allen Records. "A Poor Man's Day" was written by Mike Mills, Ruby Jean and Hank Allen and the flip side "Greyhound" credits Ed Perry (Gala Records) as composer. Beau Allen died June 19, 1994 at the age of 42.

The Allman Brothers Band were a rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (founder, slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass guitar), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums). Subsequently, based in Macon, Georgia, the band incorporated elements of blues, jazz, and country music, and their live shows featured jam band-style improvisation and instrumentals. Recorded at Capricorn Records,

 He is the lead vocalist and frontman to the Michael Allman Band. He is the first-born son of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Gregg Allman (founding member of the Allman Brothers Band). Michael Allman was born on July 3, 1966. He was raised in Daytona Beach, Florida.  He lives in Georgia.

Angie Aparo from Atlanta, GA is a pop music singer songwriter. His album The American was released in 1999. The single "Cry", co-written by Aparo from The American, was recorded by Faith Hill spending 11 weeks on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts at #1 and received a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 2003.

In the spring of 1970, three former members of the Candymen (Rodney Justo, Dean Daughtry and Robert Nix) and the Classics IV (Daughtry and James B. Cobb, Jr.) became the session band for the newly opened Studio One recording studio in Doraville, Georgia, near Atlanta. The Atlanta Rhythm Section as born.

Avalanche band was a rock band who recorded on Boblo Records, Macon, GA, in Boblo Studios in Brunswick, GA

The B-52s (styled as The B-52's until 2008) is an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards). Ricky Wilson died of AIDS-related illness in 1985, and Strickland switched from drums to lead guitar. The band also added various members for albums and live performances.

At age 13, Bieber went to Atlanta, Georgia, with Scooter Braun, a Georgia music producer,  to record demo tapes. Bieber began singing for Usher one week later.

Riley Biederer, Dahlonega, GA, is a pop music singer, songwriter, who was signed by Elton John.

Elvin Bishop is a singer songwriter who recorded with Capricorn Records, Macon, GA releasing the song "Fooled Around And Fell In Love".

Blackberry Smoke is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The lineup consists of Charlie Starr (lead vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). In 2020, they added touring personnel Benji Shanks (guitar) and Preston Holcomb (percussion). They have released seven studio albums, two live albums and five extended plays.

The Black Crowes are an American rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia, in 1984. Their discography includes eight studio albums, four live albums and several charting singles. The band was signed to Def American Recordings in 1989 by producer George Drakoulias and released their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, the following year. 

Scott Boyer is a singer songwriter and member of Cowboy, the band, recorded at Capricorn Records, Macon, GA.

Randall Bramblett (born 1948) is an American musician and singer-songwriter, whose career as a solo artist, session player, and touring musician, has spanned more than three decades. He has worked with Gregg Allman, Bonnie Raitt, Goose Creek Symphony, Robbie Robertson, Elvin Bishop, Steve Winwood, Bonnie Bramlett, B.J. Thomas, Widespread Panic, and Roger Glover.

Bonnie Bramlett (born Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell, November 8, 1944) is a singer and occasional actress known for performing with her husband, Delaney Bramlett, as Delaney & Bonnie. She continues to sing as a solo artist. She recorded at Capricorn Records Macon, GA.

Bruce Brookshire, Macon, GA,  is a singer songwriter and member of Doc Holliday who recorded at Capricorn Records Macon, GA.

Buckner & Garcia was an American musical duo consisting of Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia from Akron, Ohio. Their first recording was made in 1972, when they performed a novelty song called "Gotta Hear the Beat", which they recorded as Animal Jack. Later, in 1980, they wrote a novelty Christmas song titled "Merry Christmas in the NFL", imagining sports journalist Howard Cosell as Santa Claus. The recording was credited to Willis the Guard (a character performed by Atlanta radio personality Bob Carr) and fictional group Vigorish.