I created the featured image in 2020 when Georgia was the center of the political universe. It still is after the sweeping victories of Democrats across the Peach State.

The aforementioned featured image is the cover of Eat A Peach by The Allman Brothers Band. They originally hail from Macon, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia.

The songs are a mixture of town tunes and songs with the state’s name in the title. They’re arranged in chronological order based on the recording date of the selected version as usual. There’s even lagniappe as usual.

We begin with Louis Armstrong:

Was there ever a sexier singer than Eartha Kitt? She had a slinky persona befitting someone with that last name who played Catwoman. Meow.

Ray Charles with the official Georgia state song.

Let’s hit the backroads of Georgia with the Allman Brothers:

Vicki Lawrence is best known as a cast member on The Carol Burnett Show. She was also a one-hit wonder:

Little Feat. Say no more.

The title’s the same. The band is different but rocks as hard:

Before researching this post, I’d never heard this swell Elton John song about the Peach State.

Enjoy the smooth soul stylings of Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane and Starship fame:

Next, an old song covered by Los Lobos in 1990:

The late Nanci Griffith wrote this song with Counting Crows front man Adam Duritz. He also chimes in on backing vocals. It’s peachy keen, y’all.

Finally, a rowdy cover of a Hound Dog Taylor classic by Warren Haynes and Gov’t Mule.

That concludes the Georgia Tunes Dozen proper. It’s time for some improper lagniappe.

If you’re wondering why two of the most famous Georgia tunes aren’t in the dozen it’s because they were both featured in the Friday Cocktail Hour. Repeats become lagniappe in my world.

Finally, another version of the Georgia state song by The Band with Richard Manuel on lead vocals: