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Thomas A. Dorsey was a musician, composer, and Christian evangelist from Villa Rica, GA

Thomas A. Dorsey

Thomas A. Dorsey, from Villa Rica, GA, was a musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music. He penned 3,000 songs, a third of them gospel, including "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" and "Peace in the Valley". Recordings of these sold millions of copies in both gospel and secular markets in the 20th century.

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Pete Drake, born in Augusta, GA, is a pedal steel guitar player and record producer

Pete Drake

Pete Drake, born in Augusta, GA, is a pedal steel guitar player and record producer. One of the most sought-after backup musicians of the 1960s, Drake played on such hits as Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden", Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors" Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" and Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man". 

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Jermaine Dupri is a singer, songwriter and record producer in Atlanta, GA

Jermaine Dupri

Jermain Dupri from Atlanta, GA is a singer, songwriter and record producer. He founded So So Def Records located in Atlanta, GA and has worked with numerous notable music artists such as Mariah Carey, Ludacris, Usher and others.

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Tommy Dodd, a native of Atlanta, GA, was a steel guitar and dobro player and musician

Tommy Dodd

Tommy Dodd, a native of Atlanta, GA, was a steel guitar and dobro player and musician who recorded with Travis Tritt and Doug Stone. He has also played with The Supremes, as well as an impressive array of country giants at the 1994 Super Bowl half-time show featuring Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, and The Judds. In 1992, Tommy played the role of a musician in When the Music Stopped, a season-6 episode of In the Heat of the Night with Carroll O'Connor and Robert Goulet. However, he says his greatest claim-to-fame came early in 1972 while playing with JD Sumner and the Stamps, when he actually shared the stage with Elvis.

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Tommy Durden was a steel guitarist and songwriter from Madison, GA

Tommy Durden

Tommy Durden was a steel guitarist and songwriter from Madison, GA who co-wrote the hit "Heartbreak Hotel" recorded by Elvis Presley. He performed as steel guitarist for Tex Ritter, Johnny Tillotson and Johnny Cash.

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Wyatt Durrette from Atlanta, GA is a country music songwriter who wrote "Chicken Fried" by Zac Brown

Wyatt Durrette

Wyatt Durrette is a country music songwriter from Atlanta, GA who penned songs for The Zac Brown Band, including their breakthrough single "Chicken Fried".

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Sonny Emory is a singer, songwriter, drummer and percussionist

Sonny Emory

Sonny Emory is a singer, songwriter, drummer and percussionist. Emory is a former member of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. He has also performed and recorded with artists such as Bruce Hornsby, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn, the B-52's and others recording artists.

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Frank Fenter, Macon, GA was a music executive who formed Capricorn Records & pioneered southern rock

Frank Fenter - Capricorn Records

In 1970, Frank Fenter and Phil Walden , former co-manager of Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, and other Stax artists, formed Capricorn Records with a distribution deal from Atlantic Records. Working with Phil Walden and Jerry Wexler, Frank Fenter negotiated the Capricorn deal with his mentor, Ahmet Ertegun Frank Fenter and Phil Walden envisioned a new kind of record company structure that would be vertically integrated. Capricorn Records would have loosely held subsidiary companies that encompassed all facets of the music business, including artist management, with Phil Walden and Associates; a booking agency, the Paragon Agency; a music publishing house, No Exit Music; and artist merchandising, with the Great Southern Company.

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Wally Fowler, a native of Adairsville, GA, was a Southern gospel music manager, and music promoter

Wally Fowler

Wally Fowler, a native of Adairsville, GA, was a Southern gospel music singer, manager, and music promoter and businessman. He founded the Oak Ridge Quartet, a gospel act that eventually became the Oak Ridge Boys; and popularized all-night gospel sings. An accomplished songwriter in both the country music and gospel fields, Fowler's composition "Wasted Years" became a gospel music standard. He was known as The Man with a Million Friends and Mr. Gospel Music.

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Ray Fulcher is a singer songwriter who grew up in Harlem, GA

Ray Fulcher

Ray Fulcher is a singer songwriter who grew up in Harlem, GA. He's credit with penning the #1 hit "When It Rains It Pours" recorded by Luke Combs. He is also credited for seven other songs on Comb's album "This One's For You" and nine songs on the album "What You See Ain't Always What You Get".

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Sean Garrett, from Atlanta, GA, is a soul, hip hop & pop music singer, songwriter & record producer

Sean Garrett

Sean Garrett, from Atlanta, GA, is a soul, hip hop and pop music singer, songwriter and record producer who wrote Usher's chart topper "Yeah!", along with a series of other hits recorded by Ciara, Britney Spears, Pussycat Dolls, Nicki Manaj and other music artist. Garrett has produced over 18 singles that reached #1 on the Billboard charts. Several Beyonce songs have been produced by him.

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Anna Gordy Gaye, born in Oconee, GA, was a singer songwriter and music executive

Anna Gordy Gaye

Anna Gordy Gaye, born in Oconee, GA, was a singer songwriter and music executive. She wrote two songs on Marvin Gaye's album "What's Going On". At the time she was married to soul singer Marvin Gaye. 

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Emory Gordy Jr, a native of Atlanta, GA, is a musician, songwriter and music producer

Emory Gordy Jr

Emory Gordy Jr, a native of Atlanta, GA, is a musician, songwriter and music producer.  He's worked with Tommy Roe, Mac Davis, The Tams and Freddy Weller, as well as touring with Lou Christie, and Billy Joe Royal. With Buddy Buie and J.R. Cobb, he is a co-writer on the Classics IV hit "Traces", listed as number 32 in BMI's Top 100 Songs of the Century. He also arranged Roy Orbison's "Walk On" and The Winston's "Color Him Father".

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Buddy Greene, a Macon, GA native, is a country music and gospel singer, songwriter and musician

Buddy Greene

Buddy Greene, a Macon, GA native, is a country music and gospel singer, songwriter and musician. Greene co-wrote the song known worldwide, "Mary, Did You Know", as well as many others. It has been recorded by Kenny Rogers and Wynonna, Natalie Cole, Clay Aiken, CeeLo Green, Rascal Flatts, Mary J Blige, and Pentatonix and other music artists. Greene has appeared as a featured performer with the Gaither's.

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J. Chris Griffin is a record producer, studio engineer and musician born in Valdosta, GA

J. Chris Griffin

J. Chris Griffin is a record producer, studio engineer and musician born in Valdosta, GA.  Artists that he has produced, mixed or did engineering work for are Madonna, John Legend, Janet Jackson, Kanye West and others. His personal works can be found on network television on prime time shows such as CBS's NCIS, NBC's Dateline, America's Most Wanted and other programs.

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Ben Hayslip is a country music songwriter from Evans, GA just outside Augusta

Ben Hayslip

Ben Hayslip is a country music songwriter from Evans, GA just outside Augusta. Hayslip is one of three "Peach Pickers, Dallas Davidson and Rhett Akins who have writen country music songs recorded by Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Craig Campbell and many other notable music artists.

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Dan Hannon

Dan Hannon is a record producer, audio engineer, songwriter and musician from Buford, GA. He has two #1 albums on the Billboard charts, three #1 songs, thirteen top 10 albums, and fifteen top 20 albums. Hannon produced, recorded, mixed, and co-wrote "Anything Worth Saying" by Aaron Shust, which became the number one Christian record in 2006 and was nominated for six Dove Awards, winning three at the 38th GMA Dove Awards. The song "My Savior My God" is Billboard's number two Christian/Gospel song of the decade of the 2000s. Hannon was nominated for a Dove Award for 'Pop Contemporary Album' of the year in 2007 for Shust's second release, Whispered and Shouted.

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Mark Heard is a record producer and songwriter from Macon, GA

Mark Heard

Mark Heard is a record  producer and songwriter from Macon, GA.  Heard released 16 albums and produced a myriad of artists including Peter Buck of R. E. M., Phil Keaggy and others. Heard produced part of Olivia Newton-John's The Rumor, which also included a cover of Heard's own "Big and Strong" (originally called "How to Grow Up Big and Strong").

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