Sweet Georgia Brown's

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Sweet Georgia Brown's
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Sweet Georgia Brown's was located in this building in Savannah's City Market
Sweet Georgia Brown's
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General information
Location Savannah, Georgia, U.S., 312 West St. Julian Street
Coordinates 32°04′52″N81°05′43″W / 32.0810°N 81.0952°W / 32.0810; -81.0952

Sweet Georgia Brown's was a piano bar in Savannah, Georgia. [1] Located at 312 West St. Julian Street, on Franklin Square in Savannah's City Market, [2] the bar was co-owned by musicians Joe Odom [3] and Nancy Hillis, [4] [5] [6] real-life characters in John Berendt's book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1994). [7] [8] "For over two years, it was the place everyone wanted to be in Savannah and everyone partied there until the wee hours," said Kathryn Gifford, a Savannah tour guide in 1997. [7] Emma Kelly, dubbed the "Lady of 6,000 Songs" by Johnny Mercer, regularly played at the bar.

The bar was named for "Sweet Georgia Brown", a song released in 1925 by Ben Bernie and Maceo Pinkard, with lyrics by Kenneth Casey.

A branch of Savannah's Candy Kitchen occupies the bar's former location today.

References

  1. ↑ Gianetti, Candice; Russell, Jacqueline (1989). The American South '89. Fodor's Travel Publications. p. 110. ISBN   978-0-679-01696-0.
  2. ↑ Williams, John C. (1989-02-12). "WHAT'S DOING IN: Savannah". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  3. ↑ Russell, Shawndra. "Music Matters: Savannah's Jeff Beasley got his start at Sweet Georgia Brown's". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  4. ↑ Porter, Darwin; Prince, Danforth (1998-04-17). Frommer's Portable Charleston & Savannah. Wiley. p. 159. ISBN   978-0-02-862445-7.
  5. ↑ "Nancy Hillis, ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’s’ Mandy, passes away" - Savannah Morning News , August 9, 2016
  6. ↑ "'This is the real me'; 'Midnight' star Nancy Hillis shines light on her life in new book" - Bluffon Today, January 20, 2016
  7. 1 2 By (1997-03-16). "MIDDAY IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL: FANS OF BOOK FLOCK TO GEORGIA". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  8. ↑ Berendt, John (1994-01-13). Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Random House Publishing Group. p. 183. ISBN   978-0-679-42922-7.
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