Sweet Georgia Brown's Explained

Sweet Georgia Brown's
Location:Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Address:312 West St. Julian Street
Coordinates:32.081°N -81.0952°W

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. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gianetti . Candice . The American South '89 . Russell . Jacqueline . 1989 . Fodor's Travel Publications . 978-0-679-01696-0 . 110 . en.
  2. News: Williams . John C. . 1989-02-12 . WHAT'S DOING IN: Savannah . 2024-04-28 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: Russell . Shawndra . Music Matters: Savannah's Jeff Beasley got his start at Sweet Georgia Brown's . 2024-04-28 . Savannah Morning News . en-US.
  4. Book: Porter . Darwin . Frommer's Portable Charleston & Savannah . Prince . Danforth . 1998-04-17 . Wiley . 978-0-02-862445-7 . 159 . en.
  5. https://www.savannahnow.com/news/2016-08-09/nancy-hillis-midnight-garden-good-and-evils-mandy-passes-away "Nancy Hillis, ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’s’ Mandy, passes away"
  6. https://www.blufftontoday.com/latest-news/2016-01-20/real-me-midnight-star-nancy-hillis-shines-light-her-life-new-book "'This is the real me'; 'Midnight' star Nancy Hillis shines light on her life in new book"
  7. Web site: By . 1997-03-16 . MIDDAY IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL: FANS OF BOOK FLOCK TO GEORGIA . 2024-04-28 . Hartford Courant . en-US.
  8. Book: Berendt, John . Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil . 1994-01-13 . Random House Publishing Group . 978-0-679-42922-7 . 183 . en.

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