Reverberations
Augusta Music History 101 – December 23 2001
The 12 Bands of Christmas concert debuts to a sold-out audience at the Imperial Theatre with performances by local bands the Vellotones, Eather, Vagabond Missionaries, the Shark Devilles, Deathstar, Impulse Ride, 420 Outback, Horsepower, Riff Raff Kings, Jemani, the Big Mighty and Redbelly. In its third year the annual event would increase fundraising efforts with [...]
Augusta Music History 101 – December 15, 1988
Following a high speed chase through Georgia and South Carolina James Brown is convicted of assault and various drug-related and driving offenses and sentenced to six years in prison. Brown was released on parole on February 27, 1991 after serving less than half his sentence and in May 2004 South Carolina granted the music legend [...]
Augusta Music History 101 – December 14, 1979
Country music legend Waylon Jennings is the first person to perform at the brand spanking new Augusta Civic Center after Aerosmith has to cancel a scheduled performance the night before due to an illness to vocalist Steven Tyler. The 8,500 seat venue would see many great performers over two decades plus including the Beach Boys, [...]
Augusta Music History 101 – December 11, 1944
Brenda Mae Tarpley, better known worldwide as Brenda Lee, is born on this day in Lithonia, Georgia. At age 11 Lee would venture to Augusta to perform on a touring version of Red Foley’s ABC Ozark Jubilee in Augusta and less than two months later Decca Records would offer her a recording contract. In the 60’s no [...]
Augusta Music History 101 – December 8, 1979
On this day in 1979 the song “An American Dream”, released by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and featuring Linda Ronstadt, hit the top 40 on the billboard charts where it rose for 19 weeks before peaking at #13. What does this have to do with Augusta music history? Nothing unless you count the fact [...]
Augusta Music History 101 – December 4, 1994
The first annual Kevin Scott Brown Rocking the Stocking concert is held on this day at the Red Lion Pub on Walton Way. The debut show, featuring live music by Augusta bands Family Jewels and Lil’ Venice, would be the first memorial concert honoring Brown, a long-time Augusta musician who passed away a month earlier.
Augusta Music History 101 – December 1, 2003
James Brown joins television icon Carol Burnett, film director Mike Nichols, singer Loretta Lynn and violinist Itzhak Perlman in receiving the 26th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. The honor, which recognizes honorees for lifetime contribution to American Culture in the fields of dance, music, theatre, opera, motion pictures, and television, is decided annually by members of [...]
Augusta Music History 101 – November 26, 1997
After two years and two CD releases, 1995’s “The Road You Travel” and 1997’s “Lost Wire Transfer, People Who Must gleefully saw their recording commitment to Los Angeles based indie label Creativeman Disc come to an end. The popular Augusta band, formed by singer-songwriter Joe Stevenson in the late 80’s, would go on to independently [...]
Augusta Music History 101 – November 21, 1972 / November 24, 1974
Former members of Augusta band Dixie Grit, Steve Morse and Andy West returned to Augusta to perform a pair of concerts at the Augusta College Performing Arts Theatre on November 21, 1972 and November 24, 1974. The first was only months after Dixie Grits final Augusta show on August 26, 1972 at Rock & Roll [...]
Augusta Music History 101 – November 15, 1960
Grammy award winning pop / Christian artist Amy Grant is born Dr. Burton and Gloria Grant at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Beginning with her smash duet with Peter Cetera “Next Time I Fall in Love” in 1986, Grant would become one of the first Christian performers to cross over to the pop charts in the modern [...]
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