Checking in with The Georgia Songbird
E.G. KIGHT
by Michael Buffalo Smith E.G. Kight is a woman of many talents.
An artist, a photographer, an amazing song- writer and of course, a stellar singer and gui-
a hot day in Carolina. I couldn’t sleep last night. (sings) “I couldn’t sleep at all last night, Do do do-do do…” It was just too hot! I know. I can’t sleep if I’m hot either.
Crazy man… crazy! Let’s start out telling everybody a little bit about where you were born and raised and all that kinda stuff like that. Okay. I was born in Dublin, Georgia and I was raised in Dublin, Georgia and I still live on my great-grandfather’s land. So I’ve been here all my life and all my people, most of ‘em, were born and raised here. Good ole Georgia Peach, a genuine Georgia Peach is what I am.
tarist. After her appearance at The Allman Brothers Big House Museum on June 26, we got up with her to ask a few questions about her life, career, influences and other fun stuff.
How’s it going, EG? I’m doing good and it’s a hot day in Georgia!
Man, I tell you what, isn’t it though? It’s
(Both laugh) Yes you are! That’s good! Now, when did you first become inter- ested in playing music? Well, I was brought up in a musical family. My grandmother kept me every day for my parents to work. And my mother was part of a trio, a gospel trio, and they did a lot of radio shows and performed at our V.A. Hospital a lot when I was growing up. And then her brother had a band in high school, and he played for many years and they would re- hearse at my Grandma’s house and I’d just sit there in awe. My grandmother played piano and guitar a little bit and she started showing me some chords when I was real young and showing me some licks so I’ve been brought up in it. I did my first solo at three years old so…
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