Widespread Panic in the Streets of Athens, Georgia
Title Details
Pages: 136
Illustrations: 9 b&w photos
Trim size: 5.500in x 8.500in
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Paperback
Pub Date: 04/15/2018
ISBN: 9-780-8203-5413-2
List Price: $20.95
Web PDF
Pub Date: 04/15/2018
ISBN: 9-780-8203-5412-5
List Price: $20.95
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician
Widespread Panic in the Streets of Athens, Georgia
The untold story of the world’s largest record release party
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In April 1998, legendary southern jam band Widespread Panic held a free open-air record release show in downtown Athens, Georgia. This book recounts that event and what inspired nearly 100,000 spectators to take part.
Gordon Lamb digs into an overlooked moment in Athens civic history, places it in cultural context, and unearths the idiosyncrasies of a small Southern college town.
—André Gallant, editor in chief, Crop Stories
Gordon Lamb’s Widespread Panic in the Streets of Athens, Georgia gives us an in-depth view of how this particular day and concert permanently changed Athens from a cultural, musical, and political perspective. This book tells the story of how this major concert came to be, giving the behind-the-scenes story of how this event that seemed to ‘just happen’ actually involved quite a lot of hard work and planning.
—Annie Zaleski, contributing writer for the A.V. Club
