1950 473,572 20.5% German 0.29% Atlanta has played a major or contributing role in the development of various genres of American music at different points in the city's history Beginning as early as the 1920s Atlanta emerged as a center for country music which was brought to the city by migrants from Appalachia During the countercultural 1960s Atlanta hosted the Atlanta International Pop Festival with the 1969 festival taking place more than a month before Woodstock and featuring many of the same bands the city was also a center for Southern rock during its 1970s heyday: the Allman Brothers Band's hit instrumental "Hot 'Lanta" is an ode to the city while Lynyrd Skynyrd's famous live rendition of "Free Bird" was recorded at the Fox Theatre in 1976 with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant directing the band to "play it pretty for Atlanta" During the 1980s Atlanta had an active punk rock scene centered on two of the city's music venues 688 Club and the Metroplex and Atlanta famously played host to the Sex Pistols' first U.S show which was performed at the Great Southeastern Music Hall the 1990s saw the city produce major mainstream acts across many different musical genres Country music artist Travis Tritt and R&B sensations TLC Usher and Toni Braxton were just some of the musicians proud to call Atlanta home the city also gave birth to Atlanta hip hop a subgenre that gained relevance and success with the introduction of the home-grown ATLiens known as Outkast along with other Dungeon Family artists such as Organized Noize and Goodie Mob; however it was not until the 2000s that Atlanta moved "from the margins to becoming hip-hop's center of gravity with another sub-genre called Crunk part of a larger shift in hip-hop innovation to the South and East" Also in the 2000s Atlanta was recognized by the Brooklyn-based Vice magazine for its indie rock scene which revolves around the various live music venues found on the city's alternative eastside to facilitate further local development the state government provides qualified businesses and productions a 15% transferable income tax credit for in-state costs of music investments. Main article: 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony Historically Atlanta has been a stronghold for the Democratic Party Although municipal elections are officially nonpartisan nearly all of the city's elected officials are registered Democrats the city is split among 14 state house districts and four state senate districts all held by Democrats At the federal level Atlanta is split between two congressional districts Most of the city is in the 5th district represented by Democrat John Lewis a small portion in the north is in the 11th district represented by Republican Barry Loudermilk; 9% Cobb Contents Morgan 12 Communities 11 Cities 3.4 Signalling Main article: History of Georgia (U.S state). Interstate 20 passes through from Birmingham to the west and from Augusta to the east it serves Douglasville the major suburb west of Atlanta it serves Lithonia and Conyers to the east.
3 Firms Universities and Organizations English 8.1% Atlanta Georgia business directory 39 2311. . . According to the U.S Census Bureau the county has a total area of 534 square miles (1,380 km2) of which 527 square miles (1,360 km2) is land and 7.7 square miles (20 km2) (1.4%) is water the shape of the county resembles a sword with its handle at the northeastern part and the tip at the southwestern portion, Western and Atlantic Railroad The Kennesaw State Owls based in the northern suburb of Kennesaw represent Kennesaw State University in 17 varsity sports in the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) KSU did not start a football program until 2015 Since the ASUN has never sponsored football KSU announced that the new football team would join the Big South Conference.
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