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Jim Hunt (born 1937), Governor of North Carolina for a record four terms; opposed Jesse Helms in 1984 Senate race (Wilson) J–Z. Lawrence Joel. Dolley Madison. James K. Polk. Hiram Rhodes Revels. Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), 7th President of the United States, 1829–1837 (Waxhaw) (It should be noted his birth records are unclear and he may ...
As of the 2015 vintage year of the U.S. Census series starting in 2010, the U.S. Census estimated that the racial distribution of North Carolina's population was 71.2% White American, 22.1% African American, 1.6% American Indian, 2.8% Asian, and 9.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race). [20] North Carolina has historically been a rural state, with ...
The Carolina Chocolate Drops. The Catalinas. Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra. Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Che Apalache. The Cockman Family. Confessor (band) The Connells. The Corsairs.
The Culture of North Carolina is a subculture in the United States. As one of the original Thirteen Colonies, North Carolina culture has been greatly influenced by early settlers of English, Scotch-Irish, Scotch, German, and Swiss descent. [1] Likewise, African Americans have had great cultural influence in North Carolina, first coming as ...
The U.S. state of North Carolina is known particularly for its history of old-time music. Many recordings were made in the early 20th century by folk song collector Bascom Lamar Lunsford. Influential North Carolina country musicians like the North Carolina Ramblers and Al Hopkins helped solidify the sound of country music in the late 1920s ...
Nantucket is a Southern rock band formed in Jacksonville, North Carolina in 1969. Originally known as a Beach music band named Stax of Gold, and later Nantucket Sleighride (after the song and album by Mountain) and eventually shortened to Nantucket, the six-member group—Tommy Redd, Larry Uzzell, Mike Uzzell, Eddie Blair, Kenny Soule, and Mark Downing—first became successful in their home ...
1972–1996. Labels. Atlantic. Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco music with guitarist Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017, Edwards was selected as the 53rd greatest bassist of all time by Bass Player magazine.
Don Alan Dixon[ 1 ] (born December 13, 1950) is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician. [ 2 ] He is considered to be one of the key producers of what is called the jangle pop movement of the early 1980s, including working with R.E.M. and The Smithereens. [ 3 ][ 4 ]