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Episode 6 explores how music shapes the Masters experience and Augusta's identity.

Host Ward Clayton interviews golf writer/photographer Bill Fields about growing up in Southern Pines/Pinehurst, covering the Masters as both photographer and writer, changes at Augusta National and Washington Road, and his memoir A Quick Nine Before Dark; Fields also explains his 2008 reporting on how Herbert Warren Wind coined "Amen Corner" in 1958 and how the credited source was misremembered, tracing the song to Mildred Bailey rather than Mezz Mezzrow.

Clayton then talks with longtime Augusta radio host and Turner Keyboards owner Ed Turner about Augusta's musical heritage, including James Brown's legacy and other local artists.

Finally, Kyle Loggins recalls how his late father, Dave Loggins, wrote and recorded the Masters' CBS theme "Augusta" after walking the course in 1980, its original lyrics, annual licensing, and a tribute call from Jim Nantz.00:00 Augusta Soundscape01:07 Meet Bill Fields01:51 Growing Up Sandhills03:35 Pinehurst Golf Picks04:15 Where to Eat05:34 Not a Golf Family06:34 Writing Meets Photography08:22 Covering the Masters10:36 Iconic Photo Moments13:07 First Masters Trips16:10 Amen Corner Origins20:51 Mezz Mezzrow Deep Dive23:03 Andy Griffith Connection25:17 Falling for the Masters27:02 Augusta Then and Now30:43 Memoir Quick Nine33:53 Weymouth Writing Retreat34:45 Weymouth Writing Retreat35:20 Ghosts and Max Perkins36:10 How to Buy the Memoir36:54 Finishing a Book38:42 Masters Lightning Round41:02 Augusta Food and Traditions45:00 McConnell Golf Spotlight46:14 Meet Ed Turner47:59 Augusta Music Legends49:24 James Brown Legacy52:24 Augusta Artists Roll Call55:10 Augusta Is No Place57:17 Masters Theme Music01:01:14 Ed Turner Quick Hitters01:04:21 Masters Week Banter01:08:31 Augusta Theme Origins01:10:53 Walking The Course01:13:03 Love Story In Augusta01:14:29 Recording And TV Legends01:16:13 Family Legacy Feelings01:17:20 Jim Nance Tribute Call01:20:14 Lyrics And Rights01:24:17 Versions And Golf Ties01:27:36 Memorabilia And Farewell01:30:52 Music Threads Conclusion