Macon in Bibb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Grant's Lounge
Historic Macon Music Registry
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021
1. Grant's Lounge Marker
of Southern
Rock
Erected by The Charles Cox Family Trust.
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 year for this entry is 1971.
Location. 32° 50.093′ N, 83° 37.798′ W. Marker is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County. It is on Poplar Street (Business U.S. 41) south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 576 Poplar 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: Poplar Street Slave Trading Markets (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth Reed Music Hall (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rookery (about 800 feet away); Rosa Louise Parks (about 800 feet away); Medal of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Macon and Bibb County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Macon City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); City Hall & Old Capitol (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.
Regarding Grant's Lounge. Excerpt from the music history tour
this page online
Macons first truly integrated bar, Grants Lounge was founded in 1971 by Ed Grant Sr. Because it was located between the Capricorn Records studio on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and the executive offices on Cotton Avenue, Grants success grew with the rise of Southern Rock. It was on the Grants stage that an up-and-coming Marshall Tucker Band was discovered and quickly signed by Capricorn. Other acts that performed here include Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers Band, Boz Scaggs, Eddie Hinton, Eric Quincy Tate, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, then known as Mudcrutch.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021
2. Grant's Lounge Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 982 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
