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My running list of songs about Savannah is on the increase. I’m including tunes that feature but brief mentions. Continued thanks to the gang at Savannah Underground for keeping the list alive and growing.

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
9. “Good Little Thing,” Blind Willie McTell
10. “Got Three Women,” Blind Willie McTell
11. “Savannah Mama,” Blind Willie McTell
12. “Get Up Jake,” The Band
13. “Delia,” Blind Willie McTell, with famous covers by Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan
14. “So Long Savannah,” Eric Bachman
15. “Moon River,” Johnny Mercer
16. “Country Grammar,” Nelly
17. “Moon over Georgia,” Shenandoah
18. “The first Mrs. Jones,” Porter Wagoner
19. “Song Man,” Tanya Tucke
20. “Red Hot Mama,” Funkadelic
21. “Jug Band Music,” Lovin’ Spoonful
22. “Savannah Fare You Well,” Jimmy Buffet
23. “Savannah Woman,” Tommy Bolin
24. “Savannah Song,” Jake Matson
25. “Savannah in the Rain,” Griff
26. “Little Things,” India Arie
27. “Hard-hearted Hannah,” Composers: Jack Yellen, Bob Bigelow and Charles Bates (made famous by Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Charles)