Maurice Williams
Maurice Williams was born April 26, 1938, in Lancaster, SC. By the time he was six, Williams was performing regularly church.
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Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack was born on February 10, 1937 in Asheville, North Carolina into a musical family; her mother was a church organist and her father was a jazz musician.
The Catalinas
The Catalinas formed in Charlotte, North Carolina in late 1957. This beach music band has not had a fixed line-up during their long career; over 60 musicians have been part of the group through the years.
The Embers
One of most prominent, successful and long-running bands playing Beach Music is The Embers.
The Five Royales
The Royal Sons of Gospel, a group in Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the 1940s, was comprised of Johnny Tanner, Lowman and Clarence Pauling, Otto Jeffries, and William Samuels.
Wilbert Harrison
Wilbert Harrison was born on January 5, 1929 in Charlotte, North Carolina; died on October 26, 1994 in Spencer, North Carolina.
Johnny Bristol
Born John William Bristol on February 3, 1939 in Morganton, North Carolina; died on March 21, 2004 in Brighton Township, Michigan.
Fantasia
Fantasia was the winner on “American Idol” during its third in 2004. Since that time she has had number one singles, gold and platinum albums and won numerous awards, including a Grammy.
Chairmen of the Board
The Chairmen of The Board was formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1969. One year later, Holland, Dozier, Holland’s Invictus Records released The Chairman’s first recording, the million seller’s classic “Give Me Just A Little More Time” which catapulted the group into international stardom.
Clyde McPhatter
In 1945, when Clyde McPhatter was 12, his family moved from Durham, North Carolina to New York City where they joined Harlem’s 132nd Street Mount Lebanon Church and Clyde sang with the Mount Lebanon’s Singers.
Billy Scott
In 1982 Billy won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Beach Music Awards show in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Ben E King
Ben E. King is known as the lead vocalist for The Drifters on their hits “There Goes My Baby,” “This Magic Moment” and “Save The Last Dance For Me” and as a solo artist who recorded “Spanish Harlem” and “Stand By Me.”