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I’m a musician and songwriter, so music is one of my natural entry-points into a thing, a place, a person. (E.g., back when I was dating, a music collection could make or break a potential girlfriend.) So, I’ve started collecting songs about Savannah. Below is a super dinky list to start. I haven’t heard or listened to most of these songs. I’ll add more as I come across them, so please add yours to the comment section. I’m sure there are a ton of traditional (blues, folk, old timey, etc.) tunes from and about the place, so send them my way, please.

1. “West Savannah,” Outkast
2. “Hard-hearted Hannah,” Ray Charles
3. “Georgia,” Ludacris, Field Mob (mostly about Georgia as a whole)
4. “Down by the River,” Camoflauge (I’d never heard of Camoflauge [r.i.p.] until I visited Savannah for the first time in July. I’m guessing most of his stuff is about the town.)
5. “Savannah (Part One),” Band of Horses
6. “Savannah,” Ted Weems
7. “Sunday in Savannah: Martin Luther King Suite, Part 1,” Nina Simone
8. “Stomp Down Rider,” Blind Willie McTell