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Jimmy Carter

 Handwritten Letter, when Jimmy was the Governor of Georgia, of Friendship and Admiration to

Phil Walden Capricorn Records

One of a Kind

When Jimmy Carter announced his presidential campaign in 1974, the Georgia governor was fairly unknown outside the Peach State. He was in desperate need of two things: public awareness and money. Carter received both from Phil Walden, co-founder of Macon’s Capricorn Records, and the Allman Brothers Band

“Carter took the music industry in Georgia seriously,” Alan Paul said. “He came down to Macon and had a meeting with Phil in 1974. They got along really well. When Carter decided to run for president, it was sort of an obvious place for him to turn for support, and Phil was all in.”

Big House Museum historian John Lynskey noted that Carter’s friendship with Walden and the Allman Brothers Band was always “genuine.”

Experts say Phil Walden and the Allman Brothers Band helped elect Jimmy Carter