NC Music Hall of Fame - Artists

Catalinas	Beach music band.
Caesar, Shirley	Gospel singer who began her career as a member of the Charity Singers based in Durham. Won the Traditional Soul Gospel Album Grammy in 1996 for "Shirley Caesar Live...He Will Come".
Carolina Slim	Born Ed Harris in Leasburg, NC. (1923-1953) Heavily influenced by Blind Boy Fuller and Lightening Hopkins. Recorded for Savoy labels and later the King label. Eventually went back to Savoy. Recorded under other names including Jammin' Jim, Lazy Slim Jim, and Georgia Pine. Had no big hits but his country based blues sold well.
Chairmen of the Board	Founded by leader General Johnson. Johnson is a native of Norfolk, VA. Beach music band possibly headquartered in Charlotte.
Cheek, John	Grew up in Wilmington and graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts. A leading opera and oratorio singer.
Clark, Doug and the Hot Nuts	Formed in 1955 and has been performing since. Plays mostly fraternity houses and bars. Known for their raunchy show. QuickTime Movie
Clinton, George	Born on July 22, 1940 in Kannapolis. Led groups Parliament and Funkadelic. Now leads P-Funk All Stars. Parliament and Funkadelic had three of the top ten hits on the R&B charts in 1978 and 1979. Recorded 19 albums between 1973 and 1980.
Cole, Natalie	Hawkins Brown was her aunt. Her mother was raised in Sedalia.
Coleman, T. Michael	Bassist who played with Doc Watson. From Stoneville.
Coltrane, John William	Band leader, saxophonist and highly accomplished composer born in Hamlet, NC September 23, 1926. Had a great influence on the history of jazz. He was raised in High Point, NC. Played with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk (also from NC). Died in 1967. Has been referred to as the "most popular and influential jazz entertainer of the 1960's."
Combs, Dave	Writes and sells easy-listening piano music and sells it through gift s hops and other avenues. Has recorded 10 albums. Lives in Winston-Salem.
The Connells	Raleigh-based rock band of the '80s and '90s.
Cordon, Norman	From Blowing Rock. Leading singer with the Metropolitan Opera.
Corrosion of Conformity	Formed in 1982 in their hometown of Raleigh. Opening act for Metallica's 1997 US and European tour.
The Corsairs	Three brothers and their cousin were from La Grange, NC. Originally sang as the Gleems. Got a contract with Tuff Records in 1961. Had 2 hit records in January and April of 1962.
Cotton, Elizabeth (Libba)	Blues banjo player and guitarist. Born in 1892 in Chapel Hill.
Council, Floyd (Dipper Boy)	Chapel Hill-born blues musician. Other nickname was Devil's Daddy-in-Law.
Craddock, Billy "Crash"	Had the number 9 hit on the 1974 country chart. Born in Greensboro. Named Most Promising Male Vocalist by Music City News in 1972.
Craver, Mike	Former member of Red Clay Ramblers. Grew up in Lexington and went to Carolina.
Cross, Mike	Native of Boone who is now based in Chapel Hill. Regional performer who has written many comedic songs and recorded a number of albums.

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