16 maconmagazine.com | June/July 2024
Also inside
12 Editor's letter
18 Faces
28 In memoriam:
Dickey Betts
Tommy Talton
64 Mike Mills' Top 10
82 Heroes among us:
Larry Brumley
86 Mike Clark, Jr. signs to
ColliPark Records
93 Bipartisan Ocmulgee
Mounds Bill goes
to Congress
98 Anthony Howard's
downtown
insider guide
110 Macon chose me:
Tommy Superior
116 Artist spotlight:
Miriam Mixon
118 Fitness corner:
Macon workout playlist
120 Top 10 in the 478
ON THE COVER Robert Lee Coleman, who played
with Percy Sledge and made James Brown's "Hot
Pants" hot with his signature lick, still plays weekly
at Back Porch Lounge and goes on tour. He is seated
after a rare solo set lmed on the Grant's Lounge
stage for our new docu-series. Above Coleman is
a mural by John Mollica and Kevin "Scene" Lewis.
Created when Moonhanger Group purchased the
historic venue, the artwork honors the legacy of
founder Edward Grant, Sr. and his family. "Grant's
Lounge belongs to the people," the mural tells us,
echoing the founder's voice. MM shares that vision:
to celebrate the local soul of our people and honor
their authentic stories. Photo by Gunner Robinson.
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Tear it out & take it with you
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SCHEDULE
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MACON BAKING WEEK
PASSPORT
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