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South Carolina in United States

South Carolina is one of the Southern United States and has produced a number of renowned performers of jazz, rock, blues, R&B, country, bluegrass and other popular styles.

Official music

South Carolina is noted for being the birthplace of

rock 'n' roll that featured a shuffling beat which spawned the dance called The Shag. This Myrtle Beach-area dance is the official State Dance, although South Carolina has also contributed to two other famous dances, the Charleston in the 1920s, and the Big Apple in the 1930s.[citation needed
]

South Carolina also has two official

state songs: "Carolina", composed in 1911 with words by Henry Timrod and music by Anne Custis Burgess, and "South Carolina on My Mind", written in 1985 by Buzz Arledge and Hank Martin. The State also has an "official music", Negro spirituals, sacred Christian
songs originally developed in the 19th century.

South Carolina musicians

Perhaps the best known rock band to hail from South Carolina is Columbia's

The Swinging Medallions, Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, alternative metal band Crossfade from Columbia, Charleston's indie Band of Horses, Southern rock band Needtobreathe, and Blue Dogs
also hail from the Palmetto State.

Chris Potter

Jazz saxophonist

Down Beat magazine, which featured the results of the annual readers poll, Potter was named the number one tenor saxophonist in the world.[2]

Other prominent musicians and singers born and/or raised in the state include soul/jazz musicians

Nick Ashford, Darius Rucker; and rock/country musicians John Phillips, Josh Turner, Bill Anderson, Edwin McCain, Duncan Sheik, Rob Thomas, Marcus King, Walter Hyatt, David Ball, and Esquerita
.

Darius Rucker

Country/bluegrass

The state's

SCETV radio and WYLA-LP
, leads the long-running country/swing band The Drifting Troubadours.

Soul/R&B

The

Billboard Hot 100
in 1993.

Rock/pop

Only Wanna Be With You", was number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart in 1995. Hootie's debut album, Cracked Rear View, was the best-selling album of 1995, the seventh best-selling album of the 1990s, and is the 19th best-selling album in the United States. Their second album, Fairweather Johnson, went to number one on the Billboard 200
in 1996.

The Upstate band Needtobreathe had a number two album on the Billboard 200 with Hard Love in 2016. Indie folk singer Iron & Wine had a number two placing on the Billboard 200 with Kiss Each Other Clean in 2011. Country star Darius Rucker has had two number two albums on the Billboard 200: Charleston, SC 1966 in 2010 and True Believers in 2013, as well as nine number one songs on the Country Airplay chart from 2008 to 2020. Country singer Josh Turner from Florence County had a number two on the Billboard 200 with Your Man in 2006. Lee Brice from Sumter had two number five placings on the Billboard 200 with Hard 2 Love in 2012 and I Don't Dance in 2014. Toro y Moi, a popular electronic artist (who had a number one album on the Dance Chart with Anything in Return in 2013), and rapper Lil Ru are both from Columbia.

Urban centers in the state including Greenville, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston continue to have thriving rock and hip hop scenes.

Prominent venues

The region of

Gatlin Brothers. Myrtle Beach is also home to the South Carolina State Bluegrass Festival. The Carolina Country Music Fest
has been held on the Myrtle Beach boardwalk since 2015.

Outside of Myrtle Beach, the town of West Columbia is notable as the home of Bill Wells of the Blue Ridge Mountain Grass; he is the owner of a local music shop, which hosts a weekly bluegrass show at the Pickin' Parlor.[3]

Lesser known venues include the Radio Room in Greenville, Ground Zero in Spartanburg, the New Brookland Tavern in West Columbia and the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach as well as the Pour House on James Island, and the Music Farm with locations in downtown Charleston and Columbia. The Five Points district in Columbia features a variety of bands each year at its St. Patrick's Day festival.

Charleston's WYLA FM (97.5 mHz) programs almost entirely local and in-state artists. The station broadcasts 24 hours per day from studios at the Charleston County Main Library, where they also host live performances.

Lists of musicians and bands

Musicians
List
Bands
List

See also

References

  • Byron, Janet (1996). Country Music Lover's Guide to the U.S.A. (1st ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 178.
    ISBN 0-312-14300-1
    .
  1. ^ "Chris Potter Discography Project". Ramseycastaneda.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  2. ^ "DownBeat Magazine". Downbeat.com. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  3. ^ Byron, pgs. 178 - 182

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