Atlanta, GA
New plaque honors metro Atlanta city’s unique place in music history
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A metro Atlanta city is honoring its place in music history.
The city of Doraville unveiled a new plaque today to mark the 50th anniversary of Lynyrd Skynyrd recording its hit song “Free Bird.”
The band recorded the song inside Studio One, a historic recording studio that once stood in the heart of Doraville.
The studio is no longer in operation, but Doraville residents say its influence lives on in the music industry and that the plaque was long overdue.
“This place was like magic in the 70s and everybody just kinda forgot about it,” said one attendee. “When I tell people that ‘Free Bird’ was recorded here they’re like ‘What? What are you talking about? Why isn’t there a thing?’ And I’m like ‘Exactly,’” said.
After the unveiling, a reception was held inside the Doraville digital studio, along with a live performance in honor of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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