C-SPAN Cities Tour- Macon: Rhythm and Blues Music in Macon

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Channel: C-SPAN · 2014 · Film & Animation

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Learn about Macon's rich music history, from its early R&B acts to the birth of "Southern Rock".  Jessica Walden, owner of Rock Candy Tours, talked about the city's early music history, including the Douglass Theatre, and the largest African American music agency at the time. Musicians like Little Richard and Otis Redding both came from Macon.

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