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From Ma Rainey to Otis Redding, The Musical Roots That Gave Georgia Its Sound

On Second Thought
On Second Thought
Episode • Sep 19, 2019 • 29m
Before Outkast, Goodie Mobb and TI burst out of Georgia, there was Blind Willie McTell and James Brown. Before Trisha Yearwood, Alan Jackson and Jason Aldean stepped onto the country music scene, Brenda Lee and Chet Atkins were changing the sound of country music altogether. What unifies those musical giants? Georgia. On Second Thought embarked on an audio tour of the dense and diverse musical roots of Georgia, from Ma Rainey and the Skillet Lickers to Emmett Miller and Otis Redding.