30 - Frriay October 30, 199 The : south tt isa ive with the sound of Allmans Prom foun 21 Khe thea commterpargs the the Adlon Impress West Coast Grate Dead, Brothers tased ther southern roots wor Hey arrangers sound thar wou become sve envmous vote Sourbern Rock Take the Miles Davis band’. decade earlier, the Almas Brothers Band took music te new heights One instead: ot Joho Coltrane and Cannonbaii Adderley, weaving svephone notes the Allimans” wound was defined by the harmome inter play between guntarias’ Duane Allman and: Dickey Betts. Add two drummers, Oakley on bass and Gregg Allman on kev- boards, and vou had the unit which in the carly seventies was the preeminent American music of the dav, When the Allman Brothers Band oF this era played ar tull als, there was Wha better rock-and-roll band on the planet. As grunge was to Seattle in the carly nineties. southern rock was to Macon in the early seventies. And as Sib Pop was to the grunge scene, Capricorn Records was te southern rock. Capricorn tounder Phil Walden still maintains 4 recording studio in Macon. PLIST Mader ra rede The Modern South The counn seat of Bibb County, Macon began as a trading post in 1806 and wa~ established as a town 16 vears later. Civic leaders, looking te make a statement about then new city, laid out wide streets and broad boulevards in a fash- ion borrowed from “the ancient Gardens of Babvion.~ Today, with a populatior just over 100,000, Macon ts the epitome of the moder south, with numerous cultura attractions, «a year-roune schedule of festivals, and two large universities. The Georgia Musie Hall of Fame opence here in 1996, A defining feature of the sity is its parkland, earning Macon the tithe The City Of Parks. And the jewel in the park land crown is Rose Hill Cemetery, a terraced public park listed on the Nationai Register of Historic Places. ‘Opened i in i839, Rose Hill is the resting place of many of Macon’s high an. mighty. anc also many oof the South” young sons. Confederate Square holds the graves of 600 Contedgrate and Union sol- diers, cach marked with a white cross. ~ Itis the graves of two skin- ny young musicians, however, which draw the most visitors to the cemetery. And for Allman Brothers Bard fans, Rose Hill Steve McDowell photo THE Allman Brothers mushroom imprinted on a Macon city sidewalk. ria fas USPS fat fant the Pr graty in Memory ot.. Came er vb Pr bron sou where ber Rees Tried. and doruve Marthe bead store are dhe fohoson Miuatusedoui Our sch appomted sande wap fohnotrenm Atdanta and atter taking 6 fig swig or fim Beam he invited is on an Afiman Brother four et Kose Phil Unhke fini Morrison's himous resting place, Pars Pore Lachase Cemetery. Rose Hill has, tiankially. ne spray painted arrows with the words “Duane” oo "Rhvabeth™ oar “Martha” osereing as) sign post. Luckily we had John, And while Eo owas a little uncomtortable as we rambled over Rose Hall’s manicured terraces with his ghetto box Masung out Sratesbora Blites, Joha’s tour guide abilities and knowledge at Rose Hill made tora memorable atternecn. When they moved te Macon in the hate sivies, men bers of the Allmans wouie find peace in the tranquil cemetery, and as a) result) many songs from dat era were inspired by Rose Hill. The instrumentals dn Memory of Elisabet! Reed and Late Marthe arc named atter young wemen buried in the cemetery. Legend has it Betts fatter ane date ight fii. and Duane pom vd the former sit by Johnsen mau cofcum covered in and asoserved asa bacsdrop tor an Aliman ibaa cover, Wrede Tae oy Base ihe fe stone TEs Eat a peach... cobbler atew hours im Rase Hill. Suess and PE dad our new southern trends goodbye and struck out for the Li XH Reraurint ar SOT Forsvth St The popular cater pone part restaunint, ene part: Allman’ Museum. ble wally are coy cred with Alfmans’ photos, and Mama Louise +. when she’s not wWupping up her leg- endary peach cobbler -— wiil sit.at vour table and tell vou stortes about “the bays” trons days gone bv, With daviatht fading: fast, we made the last nwo stops on the tour: the Hillerest: and Bartlett. and 2321) Vineville, the “Big Flouse” where the band lived. Earlier this vear two new additions were added to the Allman Brothers Band fan tour of Macon. In March the Georgia State legislature named a section of Highway 19 Duane Allman Boulevard and a bridge thereon the Berry Oakley HI Bridge. Their memories are weil- served in’ Macon; and every late October, so are mine. After intersection of Steve McDowell! photo NO Allman Brothers fan tour is complete without a visit to the H & H restaurant. Steve McDowell photo. 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