Joyce Brookshire
Memorial Amphitheatre
MEDIA RESOURCES
02-29-2024 PRESS RELEASE (PDF)
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IN THE NEWS:
Rundown: Parks across Atlanta to benefit from largest grants ever - Urbanize Atlanta
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AMPHITHEATRE IMAGES & DOCUMENTS
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PRESS RELEASE
MEDIA RESOURCES:
Obituary (AJC)
Obituary (Foxfire)
Joyce Brookshire Interview (GSU)
Tribute Video (Youtube)
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Cabbagetown: 3 Women
Theatrical Play
Music by Joyce Brookshire
Featuring her mother, Lila Mae
(Reviews: AJC / JSTOR)
Interview and singing with Joyce Brookshire (1995 GSU)
Subject to copyright, image appears on AJC.com / uncredited, 6-19-1979
Joyce Brookshire (1942 - 2017) was a talented and beloved singer-songwriter from Cabbagetown. From an early age, she excelled at music and poetry, delighting friends and neighbors with her thoughtful and compelling lyricism. She toured with fellow folksingers, performing across the South, released three albums, and appeared on several compilations. Joyce wrote and performed the score to the theatrical production, “Cabbagetown: 3 Women” which featured her mother, Lila Mae. Abandoned by her father at a young age, family and friends of the close-knit cotton mill village shaped her highest ideals of community, fellowship and service to others.
Often satirical, her work defended the downtrodden and suffered no fools. She punched up; Poking fun at preachers, police, and presidents, as well as decrying the property speculation which eventually forced Joyce to move from her longtime home. Her empathy for the lost, forgotten, or downtrodden would carry her on a journey that touched thousands with heartfelt songs that encouraged action, admonished greed, explored the complexities of modern life, and celebrated simple souls. She loved to fish.
Her laughter brought joy to all. Cabbagetown is proud to amplify her life and art as a spiritual foundation for our shared values: helping others, speaking truth to power, loving unconditionally, and dancing wildly in the streets.
AUDIO:
Cabbagetown Ballad (Spotify)
Joyce Brookshire Audio (Youtube)
DOWNLOADS:
Joyce Brookshire Sample Lyrics - PDF
(“North Georgia Mountains” / “John Phillip Sousa”)
Joyce Brookshire Sample Lyrics 2 - PDF
(“My Memories” / “Sittin’ Up with Johnny”
“God Bless the Homeless” / “Ronald Reagan”)
Joyce Brookshire Discography / Gaskill Street Music BMI (PDF)
sample images / for hi-res versions, visit the share folder
free to use, 2024 photos by John Dirga
more information:
John Dirga / 404-222-0644
cabbagetownconcertseries@gmail.com