Macon in Bibb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Elizabeth Reed Music Hall

Historic Macon Music Registry

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021

1. Elizabeth Reed Music Hall Marker

Inscription.
Location of
"world premiere"
concert of
Gov't Mule

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Georgia, Historic Macon Music Registry series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 11, 1994.

Location. 32° 50.181′ N, 83° 37.697′ W. Marker is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County. It is on Cherry Street west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 557 Cherry St, Macon GA 31201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rookery (a few steps from this marker); Andersen's Jewelers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sidney Lanier (about 300 feet away); Sidney Lanier's Law Office (about 400 feet away); Post 3 Macon (about 400 feet away); First Public Camellia Show (about 400 feet away); Emerson Building (about 400 feet away); Peyton Anderson (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.

Regarding Elizabeth Reed Music Hall. Excerpt from the music tour pamphlet:

Owned by Alan Frank and previously known as Rivalry’s on Cherry, Elizabeth Reed Music Hall was one of the few live music venues
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in Macon in the 1990s. Elizabeth Reed was also a Macon scion who is forever memorialized in Rose Hill Cemetery and with the Allman Brothers Band anthem, “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” It was here that Gov’t Mule performed its world premiere concert. Other “Liz Reeds” acts included Col. Bruce Hampton, the Aquarium Rescue Unit, and 311, which were all signed as part of the final comeback of Capricorn Records.

Also see . . . Twenty Years Later | The Birth Of Gov’t Mule. Jam Base website entry:
While the band called their June 11, 1994 show at Elizabeth Reed their "world premiere," others consider it to be their May 12, 1994 show at The Palamino in Hollywood, CA. (Scott Bernstein, JamBase, May 12, 2014). (Submitted on November 25, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021

2. Elizabeth Reed Music Hall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,533 times since then and 211 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.