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Also inside
12 Editor's letter
19 Faces
32 Mercer launches degree
programs in music
production, music business
58 Organ Notes
78 Homespun local
album reviews
86 Article from the archives:
One day more, 19 years later
90 Macon Chose Me: Bocafloja
94 How Stuff Works: Macon
Good Neighbors program
102 Top 10 in the 478
104 Fitness: Turn it up
106 Willie D.'s passion for
vinyl became one of
Downtown Macon's most
successful shops
108 Cups and Water:
Summoning the choir
110 Eat Where I Cook: Andalusia
112 Michael Lehman's Macon
Top 10 ahead of "Gregg
Allman: The Music
of My Soul"
ON THE COVER
Brent Cobb
de es the norm
by calling himself
a "songwriter-
singer" since he
loves storytelling
so much. He
lights up the
Robins Financial
Capitol Theatre
stage during his
own signature
South of Atlanta
Fest. Photo by
Melessa Mims.
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