Capricorn Sound Studios was reborn, financed by Mercer University “to leverage Macon’s music heritage to create Macon’s music future.” Today the complex even boasts a museum and gift shop.

In the heart of downtown Macon, Georgia, blues vocalist EG Kight leans into the microphone at Capricorn Sound Studios. "This is history in Georgia," she said between takes. "This is where Macon ...