Birthday Bash Giveaway: Part Five
Thanks to our friends at North Carolina label Yep Roc Records, we’ve got a four-pack of albums to give one lucky reader:
Chatham County Line – Sight & Sound (CD/DVD set)
Dave Alvin – Eleven Eleven
Jim White – Where It Hits You
Chuck Prophet – Temple Beautiful
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post mentioning your favorite artist from North Carolina or song about the state. The deadline is 9 a.m. Eastern on Friday, July 13. A winner will be chosen by random number generator and notified by email, so be sure to use a valid address. Need a few ideas? Check out the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.
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July 12, 2012 at 8:36 am
Unsurprisingly, my answer to this is Jim Lauderdale, who was actually on Yep Roc for a spell.
July 12, 2012 at 8:44 am
Doc and Earl; foundations upon which an entire spectrum of music is based.
July 12, 2012 at 8:57 am
Through a quick Wikipedia search, I found more Country/Americana/Bluegrass artists from North Carolina than I thought.
I’m going to go with Randy Travis. His importance to traditional country music knows no bounds.
July 12, 2012 at 8:59 am
For me it’s The Avett Brothers, no question. Love those guys.
July 12, 2012 at 9:00 am
Of course it has to be Earl Scruggs. Then there’s Doc Watson and Blind Boy Fuller. But I’ll also mention Southern Culture on the Skids and the late, great Squirrel Nut Zippers.
July 12, 2012 at 9:10 am
“Oh My Sweet Carolina” by Ryan Adams, whose Whiskeytown bandmate, Caitlin Cary, released a couple of solo albums and an EP on Yep Rock.
July 12, 2012 at 11:02 am
Randy Travis, of course.
July 12, 2012 at 1:08 pm
Not entering the contest, but I do love “Cigarette State” by Robbie Fulks.
July 12, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Going with Jim Lauderdale. Some others are Carolina Chocolate Drops and Warren Haynes of Gov’t Mule and the Allman Brothers.
July 12, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Ronnie Milsap. If you start looking back through everything he’s done, it’s pretty impressive.
July 12, 2012 at 4:33 pm
Without a doubt, hands down and with all due respect to Earl Scruggs…Arthel Doc Watson.
July 12, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Not entering, natch, but since Doc and earl have already been mentioned, hats off to Charlie Poole and Blind Boy Fuller..
July 12, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Charlie Daniels should probably be mentioned here as well.
July 12, 2012 at 6:56 pm
I’ll go with the 1952 vintage song “Kinfolks In Carolina” by Merle Travis where Merle sings that “Aunt Molly lives in Raleigh, NC”.
I actually requested this song on WSM last Friday night right after the Opry during Kevin Anderson’s time on the air and it didn’t get a spin until Eddie Stubbs took over the reigns. Eddie seemed to enjoy the song quite a lot! (lol)
July 12, 2012 at 7:36 pm
Earl’s head and shoulders above the rest. A good chunk of the torso, too.
July 12, 2012 at 10:57 pm
It has to be George Hamilton IV. My second choice would be Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith
July 12, 2012 at 11:17 pm
How can you choose between Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson? I declare a tie.
July 13, 2012 at 2:52 pm
It’s easy. Doc was a great picker and singer, Earl changed the course of musical history. That ain’t no kind of tie.
July 13, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Wasn’t the question about one’s “favorite” artist from North Carolina (or song about North Carolina)? Not the best, or the most historically significant, but one’s “favorite,” which is always a subjective evaluation….
July 13, 2012 at 3:53 pm
Mission creep…
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