re: 5 of the top 10 music cities in the nation are all within SEC territory

Otis Redding, James Brown, Ray Charles, Chet Atkins, The Allman Brothers, REM, Widespread Panic, Zac Brown, Jerry Reed, Alan Jackson, Norman Blake, Outkast, Usher, T.I., Ludacris, Lil John, B52’s, Magaladon, Little Richard, Gladys Knight, Ray Stephens, Arrested Development, Gnarles Barkley, TLC, Wycliffe Gordon, Indigo Girls, Ma Rainey, Mary Lou Williams, BlackBerry Smoke, ATL RS, The Black Crows, etc

AND The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra which is one of the 5 preeminent ensembles in North America.

So yeah, Atlanta, and Georgia at large is doing alright on the music scene.