FAMOUS GEORGIA FOLKS




The Allman Brothers Band. Photo by Shelly Quintini.





Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind.





Ty Cobb, baseball player.




Brenda Lee, country singer. Photo by Pat O'Leary.




Jimmy Carter, our 36th President.




Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo from Memorial Home Page..




Diane Lane, actress. Her mother still lives in my hometown.




Tavis Tritt - singer and musician.




Trisha Yearwood, country singer.




Little Richard, rock and roll singer.




Alan Jackson, country singer.




James Brown, the Godfather of Soul. Photo from the James Brown Home Page.




Kim Basinger, actress from Athens, Ga.




Lynyrd Skynryd...ok,ok so they aren't technically from Georgia but Ronnie and Judy were married in Waycross and they were "discovered" in Atlanta! We claim 'em, too!!




The B-52's. Photo from Aaron's Cosmic Connection.




R. E. M. , band.




Lewis Grizzard, Southern Humourist. We miss you!




Jeff Foxworthy, comedian.