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Dave Loggins, composer of CBS' Masters theme song 'Augusta,' dies at 76

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4 months ago

July 13, 2024

Dave Loggins, composer of CBS' Masters theme song 'Augusta,' dies at 76

There are few events in all of professional sports with as much tradition involved as the annual Masters’ tournament at Augusta National. But perhaps the most iconic tradition involved with the tournament may just be the longstanding theme song associated with the event.

The theme song, which is justly named “Augusta,” was written by Dave Loggins in 1981 after Loggins played the course that spring.

Unfortunately, Loggins passed away on Wednesday at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 76. But his legacy lives on thanks to a number of his hit songs, including “Augusta,” “Please Come To Boston,” and his 1984 “Nobody Loves Me Like You Do” duet with Anne Murray. On top of that, Loggins (also a distant cousin of Kenny Loggins) still remains the only unsigned artist to ever win a CMA award.

In a 2019 conversation with the Associated Press, Loggins detailed how he got the inspiration for “Augusta.” He said it was aided by the beauty of the historic golf course.

“I stopped for a minute, looked up at the pine trees and the wind down there was just different in some regards,” Loggins told the Associated Press. “Spiritually it was different. That course was just a piece of art. I looked over at some dogwoods and, man, I just started writing the song in my head which is what I do when I get inspired. I had the first verse before I even got off the course.”

Just a year after Loggins released it, “Augusta” was picked up by CBS and has been used as the theme song for the tournament ever since. In his obituary published by The Tennessean, the theme is named the “longest-running sports theme in history”.

“Augusta”, which CBS uses during broadcasts of the tournament without any words, actually does have words in the original version made by Loggins. These lyrics largely correlate with all of the sights and sounds around the course that CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz typically starts with in his yearly opening monologue of the event.

Golf fans and CBS alike would be much worse off without “Augusta” as the longstanding theme song of the Masters. So at least in the eyes of most of the sports world, Loggins has left quite an imprint.

[The Tennessean, Golf Digest]

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The Major Rager Sets 2025 Lineup: Greensky Bluegrass, Eggy, Easy Honey

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19 hours ago

November 22, 2024

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The Major Rager Sets 2025 Lineup: Greensky Bluegrass, Eggy, Easy Honey

The Major Rager has announced the artist lineup for its 11th annual event, set to take place in Augusta, GA on April 12th, 2025 during The Masters. The long-running event takes its name from the professional golf tournament with which it coincides—one of four tournaments known collectively as “the majors.”

Jamgrass favorites Greensky Bluegrass will headline the 2025 edition of The Major Rager. The single-day event, produced by Friends With Benefits Productions, will also feature performances by ever-rising jam quartet Eggy and Charleston, SC-native rock outfit Easy Honey. Tickets for The Major Rager 2025 are now on sale here.

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Greensky Bluegrass’ Major Rager headlining slow will follow an extensive run of early-2025 headlining tour dates across the country. Find a full list of upcoming Greensky Bluegrass tour dates here. Eggy, still riding the momentum of the band’s long-awaited sophomore album, 2024’s Waiting Game, will arrive in Augusta on April 12th fresh off a run of spring festival appearances at Live Oak, FL’s Suwannee Amp Jam #1, Phoenix, AZ’s M3F, Miramar Beach, FL’s My Morning Jacket-hosted One Big Holiday, and Atlanta, GA’s Mental Awakening Festival. Find a full list of upcoming Eggy tour dates here. For Easy Honey, the Major Rager marks the first announced date on the band’s 2025 tour schedule. Find a full list of upcoming Easy Honey tour dates here.

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34-year-old and 32-year-old ID’d in related Augusta fatal shootings

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November 22, 2024

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34-year-old and 32-year-old ID’d in related Augusta fatal shootings

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Coroner has identified two victims after two related shooting incidents in Augusta, we learned on Friday.

The Richmond County Coroner’s Office responded to Wellstar/MCG about a shooting death.

Jeremy Dontavious McGahee, 34, of Augsuta was transported to Wellstar/MCG by EMS from the 2100 block of C Street with at least one gunshot wound, Coroner Mark Bowen said.

He was pronounced dead at 8:28 p.m., Bowen says. An autopsy has been scheduled.

The Coroner’s Office also responded to the 2100 block of C Street about a possible suicide.

Zyquan Jamarcus Franklin, 32, of Augusta, was found inside a residence with at least one gunshot wound and pronounced dead on the scene at 12:15 a.m. Bowen said. An autopsy has been scheduled.

Bowen says these cases are connected and in the early stages of investigation. Once the next of kin has been notified, the victim’s identification will be released.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to C Street around 9:34 p.m. about shots fired with two people down.

Deputies say upon arrival, they located one male and one female subject who had been shot at least one time.

Both victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment, where the male victim succumbed to his injuries.

The sheriff’s office says investigators are still on scene as of 11 p.m.

Also on Thursday, 50-year-old Chavious Kimmerlin was shot dead in his home on Highland Avenue.

The shooting comes amid a two-year outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 180 lives across the CSRA.

Cities large and small have been affected on both sides of the Savannah River. But as the largest community in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.

Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs.

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1 dead, another injured in shooting on C Street in Augusta

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November 22, 2024

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – One person has died and another has been injured after a shooting on the 2100 block of C Street on Thursday night.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to C Street around 9:34 p.m. in reference to shots fired with two people down.

Deputies says upon arrival, they located one male and one female subject had been shot at least one time.

Both victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment, where the male victim succumbed to his injuries.

The sheriff’s office says investigators are still on scene as of 11 p.m.

Also on Thursday, 50-year-old Chavious Kimmerlin was shot dead in his home on Highland Avenue.

The shooting comes amid a two-year outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 180 lives across the CSRA.

Cities large and small have been affected on both sides of the Savannah River. But as the largest community in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.

Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs.

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