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  2. Culture of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina is known particularly for its history of old-time music. Many recordings were made in the early 20th century by folk song collector Bascom Lamar Lunsford. Influential North Carolina country musicians like the North Carolina Ramblers and Al Hopkins helped solidify the sound of

  3. Music of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Many recordings were made in the early 20th century by folk song collector Bascom Lamar Lunsford. Influential North Carolina country musicians such as the North Carolina Ramblers and Al Hopkins helped solidify the sound of country music in the late 1920s, while influential bluegrass musicians such as Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson came from North ...

  4. Music history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Finally, late in the century, the African American cakewalk evolved into ragtime, which became a North American and European sensation, while mainstream America was enthralled by the brass band marches of John Philips Sousa. Tin Pan Alley was the biggest source of popular music early in the 20th century

  5. Timeline of music in the United States (1920–1949) - Wikipedia

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    The town of Lindsborg, Kansas begins holding public celebrations of Swedish culture; the town will become a center for Swedish American music later in the century. [96] The piano accordion reaches its height of popularity, with many schools teaching the instrument and its repertoire, which depends in large part on Italian-derived music. [201]

  6. Transylvania County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Brevard Music Center and its summer Brevard Music Festival began to attract musicians and enthusiasts from around the country to Transylvania County. [5] Since the late 20th century, Transylvania County's economy has changed. Many of the manufacturing operations went defunct or moved offshore for cheap labor, including Ecusta and DuPont.

  7. Music history of the United States (1900–1940) - Wikipedia

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    Modern Native American pow wows arose around the turn of the 20th century. While some claim that pow wow had been an integral part of indigenous cultures for over 10 centuries, some modern analysts believe that pow wows were invented to appeal to tourists and had only a tangential relationship to genuine Native American traditions, which generally revolved around ceremonial dance music like ...

  8. Here are 11 July 4th events in Beaufort and some are ... - AOL

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    Early packet pick-up will occur from 1-4 p.m. at Hilton Head Running Company on July 3 and registration and packet pick-up closes at 4 p.m. the same day. The USA 5K is open to all runners and ...

  9. Samantha Bumgarner - Wikipedia

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    "Aunt" Samantha Bumgarner (October 31, 1878 - December 24, 1960) was an American early country and folk music performer and singer from Dillsboro, North Carolina.She won much praise for her work with the fiddle and banjo.