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Macon's Got Talent

By , & Trevor Young • Jul 31, 2017

We hope you heard our broadcast from the Historic Douglass Theatre. We celebrated Macon’s musical talent with a live audience. Our opening act was the current generation of that talent – teens who completed this year’s Otis Music Camp for young musicians. Listen to the highlights on this post, or see the whole performance here. 

OST taping in Macon with a live audience.
Credit Don Smith / GPB

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OST Live From Macon's Douglass Theatre

By , Trevor Young, , & • Jul 28, 2017
Don Smith / GPB

Macon, Georgia has a rich heritage, once home to great musicians like The Allman Brothers, Little Richard, and Otis Redding. The Douglass Theatre in Macon helped to launch the career of Redding and countless other musicians of color. In celebration of Bragg Jam, "On Second Thought" taps into that history, joined at the Douglass by local guests making strides in Macon.

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By , , Trevor Young, & • Jul 27, 2017

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