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Reverend Pearly Brown performing, 1970

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@ Georgia State University

Coffin, Tom

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Rev. Pearly Brown (1915-1986), a blues gospel singer and street performer in Macon, Georgia, recorded and performed widely during the folk revival of the 1960s. This photo is probably from a concert in Atlanta. A profile of Rev. Brown is in The Great Speckled Bird, vol. 4, no. 35 (August 30, 1971).Tom Coffin Photographs. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library

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Georgia State University

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Digital Library of Georgia