Tell stories about the Greater Atlanta music scene as the 80's moved into the 90's

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Downvote my questions as usual

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there’s only one question in your post

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Did Blind Melon record in New Orleans?

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you could type that question into a search bar and instantly have your answer

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anecdotal stories wanted

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I was checking out at an Atlanta Kroger with just a few items, and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those dividers that they keep by the cash register and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get mixed. After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the divider and looked all over it for the bar code so she could scan it. Not finding the bar code she said to me, "Do you know how much this is?"

I said, "I've changed my mind; I don't think I'll buy that today."

She said, "OK," and I paid her for the things and left.

It was a pretty cool time, and really no matter your musical taste you could find something to your liking.

REM and the B-52s both came out of Athens, but both were already well established and well known by the end of the 80s. Indigo Girls came out of the Decatur coffee house folk scene.

Kris Kross was really the first chart topping rap/hip hop group I remember coming out of the area (they were from up around Dunwoody iirc) but as the 90s blossomed you had So-So Def and really grew the scene. This is about the time Chris Bridges was a local DJ (Hot 100?) and developing the Ludacris act.

Country music was blowing up with Travis Tritt out of Marietta, Trisha Yearwood from Monticello, Alan Jackson and Doug Stone from Newman. Confederate Railroad started as the house band at Miss Kitty's in Kennesaw, while Mark Wills and Darron Norwood both fronted the house band at the Buckboard in Marietta. Later John Berry came out of Athens.

On top of that the Masquerade in Midtown was hosting tons of national touring acts before they were big enough to fill theaters or arenas, and there were clubs like the Wreck Room down by Georgia Tech with local bands always playing.

Southgang