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Blue Sky was born on September 18, 1938, in Columbia, South Carolina, as Warren Edward Johnson. In 1954, his first foray into art won him a national poster competition [2] two years before he graduated from Dreher High School. He designed and drew the Dreher Blue Devil used by the school. [3]
Jaybird Coleman (May 20, 1896 – January 28, 1950). Born in Gainesville, Alabama, Coleman was a country blues harmonica player, guitarist and singer who performed early Piedmont blues and harmonica blues, active mostly in the 1930s. [18] Elizabeth Cotten (January 5, 1893 – June 29, 1987).
Years active. 1955–present. Labels. Ichiban, Mapleshade, Southland, others. Drink Small (born January 28, 1933) [1] is an American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He is known as The Blues Doctor and has been influenced by a variety of musical styles including gospel and country music .
Mac Arnold was born in Ware Place, South Carolina, one of 13 children born and raised on his father's farm. [2] Arnold's musical journey began in the 1950s when he and his brother Leroy fashioned a guitar from a steel gas can, broomsticks, wood, nails, and screen wire: Arnold, 72, laughs as he talks about how gas can guitars came about.
Official music. South Carolina is noted for being the birthplace of beach music, an offshoot of early R&B and rock 'n' roll that featured a shuffling beat which spawned the dance called The Shag. This Myrtle Beach-area dance is the official State Dance, although South Carolina has also contributed to two other famous dances, the Charleston in ...
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina (BlueCross) is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. [1] BlueCross serves 21.5 million people through private business and government contracts. [2] BlueCross has several subsidiaries, two of which are affiliates licensed with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
The South Carolina State House is the building housing the government of the U.S. state of South Carolina, which includes the South Carolina General Assembly and the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Located in the capital city of Columbia near the corner of Gervais and Assembly Streets, the building also housed ...
Singer. Instrument (s) Vocals. Years active. 1910–1935. Labels. Columbia. Clara Smith (March 13, 1894 – February 2, 1935) [1] was an American classic female blues singer, billed as the "Queen of the Moaners", [1] although she had a lighter and sweeter voice than many of her contemporaries. Clara Smith was not related to the singers Bessie ...