Tag: Phil Walden

Historic Riverside Cemetery & Conservancy

Historic Riverside Cemetery & Conservancy https://www.maconmusictrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/riverside.jpg 1600 1000 Macon Music Trail Macon Music Trail https://www.maconmusictrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/riverside.jpg July 16, 2019 July 19, 2019

Steeped in More Macon Music Stories. Some of the most fascinating, unsung stories of Macon music history are interred at Historic Riverside Cemetery. Located adjacent to Rose Hill Cemetery, this…

Robert E. Lee Building

Robert E. Lee Building https://www.maconmusictrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/robert-lee.jpg 1600 1000 Macon Music Trail Macon Music Trail https://www.maconmusictrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/robert-lee.jpg July 16, 2019 July 19, 2019

The Launchpad for Southern Soul. Once known as the Professional Building, this office complex, converted from an antebellum residence, was the home to groundbreaking efforts to introduce rhythm and blues…

Library Ballroom

Library Ballroom https://www.maconmusictrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/library-ballroom.jpg 1600 1000 Macon Music Trail Macon Music Trail https://www.maconmusictrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/library-ballroom.jpg July 16, 2019 July 19, 2019

Where the Allman Brothers Band Began. Then known as the College Discotheque, this was once the location of the hottest ticket in town; The only problem was ticket sales were…

Capricorn Records Office & Park

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The Site of Macon’s Music Business. The official headquarters of Capricorn Records were located in executive offices along Cotton Avenue (now D.T. Walton Sr. Way), where it served as the…

Rose Hill Cemetery

Rose Hill Cemetery https://www.maconmusictrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rose-hill.jpg 1600 1000 Macon Music Trail Macon Music Trail https://www.maconmusictrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rose-hill.jpg May 30, 2019 July 19, 2019

The Resting Place of the Allman Brothers. Founded in 1840, this scenic cemetery bordered by railroad tracks on the banks of the Ocmulgee River provided artistic inspiration for the Allman…

The Grand Opera House

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The Grand Dame Stage of Macon. What started in 1884 as the Academy of Music grew into what we now know as The Grand Opera House, Macon’s premier theatre venue.…

Mercer Music at Capricorn

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The Birthplace of Southern Rock. The former Capricorn Sound Studios has been fully restored as Mercer Music at Capricorn, offering two recording studios, a music incubator for aspiring young musicians…

Allman Brothers Band Museum at The Big House

Allman Brothers Band Museum at The Big House https://www.maconmusictrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/abb-museum-16x12.jpg 1600 1000 Macon Music Trail Macon Music Trail https://www.maconmusictrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/abb-museum-16x12.jpg April 2, 2019 July 19, 2019

Where the Allman Brothers Called Home. Take a trip to the early 1970s when you explore the Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House, a two-story tribute to the…