Doc Watson

Doc Watson

male, 86 years old
flatpicker, country music, Blind musician, Appalachian culture, country singer, gospel…NorthCarolinamusician, from North Carolina, Bluegrass musician, country musician
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson, born March 3, 1923 in Deep Gap, North Carolina, is a guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country,...
James Taylor

James Taylor

male, 61 years old
NorthCarolinamusician, Apple Records artist, rock singer, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, from Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts musician…from the Triangle, North Carolina
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. Taylor's career began in...
Tift Merritt

Tift Merritt

female, 34 years old
Good Hearted Man, I'm So Afraid of Losing You Again, NorthCarolinamusician, The Times, Tambourine, cover version
Tift Merritt (born January 8, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Houston, Texas, Merritt moved to North Carolina at a young age....
Maceo Parker

Maceo Parker

male, 66 years old
American funk saxophonist, NorthCarolinamusician, alto, baritone saxophone, be-bop, American jazz saxophonist…Soul-jazz musician, jazz musician, P-Funk musician, American funk musician, American soul musician
Maceo Parker (born February 14, 1943) is a noted American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s....
George Clinton

George Clinton

male, 69 years old
funk musician, funk, American funk singer, P-Funk member, p-funk, American…Taper-friendly musician, NorthCarolinamusician, American funk musician, from North Carolina, P-Funk musician
George Clinton (born July 22, 1940) is an American musician and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament...
Charlie Poole

Charlie Poole

male, deceased (1931)
from North Carolina, eden, rockingham county, NorthCarolinamusician, American, Old-time musician…musician, North Carolina Ramblers
Charlie Poole (March 22, 1892 - May 21, 1931) was an American banjo player. Poole was born in Spray (now part of Eden), Rockingham County, in the...
Ben Folds

Ben Folds

male, 43 years old
falsetto, Songwriter, performer, Melodica player, Rock pianist, Frontman…from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from North Carolina, NorthCarolinamusician
Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the...
Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs

male, 85 years old
NorthCarolinamusician, country music hall of fame, cmt, American, Grammy, Atlanta Braves…Bluegrass musician, from North Carolina
Earl Eugene Scruggs (born January 6, 1924) is a musician noted for creating a banjo style (now called Scruggs style) that is a defining...
Mitch Easter

Mitch Easter

male, 54 years old
from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from North Carolina, NorthCarolinamusician, American, Don Dixon, The Sneakers
Mitch Easter is a musician and producer, best known for his work with R.E.M., though he has worked with many other acts and was the frontman for...
Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams

male, 35 years old
counting crows, singer, rock music, American, singer-songwriter, alternative…NorthCarolinamusician, From Jacksonville, North Carolina, Taper-friendly musician
David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Raised by his mother...