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Jay Spell
Jacob Astor Spell was born in Spivey Corner, NC on December 22, 1945. When he was six years old, Jay began attending “The School for The Blind” in Raleigh where he studied piano and violin for 12 years.
Warren Haynes
Warren Haynes was born in Asheville, NC on April 6, 1960. He was a longtime member of The Allman Brothers Band and founding member of the jam band Gov’t Mule.
Shirley Reeves & Doris Jackson
The Shirelles was an African-American girl group who’s singing style and recordings influenced a generation of girl groups.
Link Wray
Link Wray was one of the most influential rock guitarists of the 1950s. His recording of “Rumble,” with distortion, fuzz tone and power chords had a profound influence on rock guitarists during that time and is enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Nantucket
Nantucket became a well-known and in demand cover band in North Carolina before they signed with Epic Records in 1977. Their debut album contained the hit single, “Heartbreaker
Tori Amos
Tori Amos’s birth in Newton was a fortunate gift to the state; the Amos family lived in Washington D.C. and Tori was born while her parents were visiting North Carolina.
Willie Weeks
Willie Weeks was born in Salemburg, North Carolina and began playing bass in the early 1960s, when he was a teenager.