How a Georgia songwriter turned his love for Macon into a music festival

THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION – Americana singer-songwriter Brent Cobb grew up just an hour away from Macon, but it wasn’t until 2017 that he started to develop a deep appreciation for the city’s musical impact.

Cobb, who lived in Nashville, Tennessee, at the time, booked a gig in Macon and started to learn more about Capricorn Studios (known as the home of Southern rock, helping to launch acts like the Allman Brothers Band) and Otis Redding (who became known as the “King of Soul” in Macon).