Little Brother

Little Brother

Getback, The Listening, The Minstrel Show, The Chittlin Circuit 1.5, Justus League members and affiliates, American hip hop groups…North Carolina musician, fromNorthCarolina, musician
Little Brother is an American hip-hop group from North Carolina that consists of Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh. Producer 9th Wonder was a part of the...
Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

male, deceased (1974)
most influential figure in jazz, Swing pianist, Jazz composer, pianist, Big band bandleader, Bandleader…musician, Washington, D.C. musician, fromNorthCarolina
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an African American jazz composer, pianist, and band leader who has been one of the most influential figu...
John Coltrane

John Coltrane

male, deceased (1967)
Jazz saxophonist, musician, American jazz bandleader, Hard-bop saxophonist, American jazz saxophonist, Avant-garde saxophonist…jazz musician, Pennsylvania musician, from Philadelphia, fromNorthCarolina, North Carolina musician
John William Coltrane, nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Although recordings of his work from as early as 1946 exist,...
Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

male, 83 years old
television actor, matlock, actor, Southern Gospel, Tony Award, National Broadcasting Company…North Carolina musician, North Carolina actor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni, fromNorthCarolina, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andy Samuel Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is a Tony Award-nominated and Emmy Award-nominated American actor, producer, writer, director and Grammy...
Doc Watson

Doc Watson

male, 86 years old
flatpicker, country music, Blind musician, Appalachian culture, country singer, gospel…North Carolina musician, fromNorthCarolina, 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,...
Kellie Pickler

Kellie Pickler

female, 23 years old
American Idol, Songwriter, situation comedy, from Stanly County, North Carolina, country music, FOX Broadcasting Company…fromNorthCarolina, North Carolina musician, Country rock musician
Kellie Dawn Pickler (born June 28, 1986) is an American country music singer and songwriter who finished sixth on the fifth season of the Fox...
Tori Amos

Tori Amos

female, 46 years old
Harpsichordist, pianist, singer, Little Earthquakes, Y Can't Tori Read, From the Choirgirl Hotel…American alternative musician, North Carolina musician, fromNorthCarolina, from Los Angeles, from Washington, D.C.
Tori Amos is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. She is married to English sound engineer Mark Hawley. Together they have one daughter,...
Ben Folds

Ben Folds

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

George Clinton

male, 69 years old
funk musician, funk, American funk singer, P-Funk member, p-funk, American…From Plainfield, New Jersey, From Tallahassee, Florida, Taper-friendly musician, North Carolina musician, American 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...
Nina Simone

Nina Simone

female, deceased (2003)
My Baby Just Cares for Me, feeling good, Strange Fruit, American, gospel, soul…Soul-jazz musician, American soul musician, fromNorthCarolina
Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known as Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Although she disliked...
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