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Roberta Flack

Throwback Thursday: Roberta Flack

February 7, 2019

Roberta Flack is the only performer ever to win consecutive Record of the Year Grammy Awards, first for “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face” in 1971 – and next for “Killing Me Softly with His Song” in 1972.

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Photo of Winston-Salem native Gail Anderson and her husband John at the Apollo Theater in 1968 from Carolina Soul

Throwback Thursday: Gail Anderson and The Healing Force

January 31, 2019

Winston-Salem native Gail Anderson founded the band The Healing Force with her husband John in 1975, after they met while performing at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. The family band's goal was to bring the music, stories, and dance of traditional African culture to new audiences. Prior to forming the band, Gail and Joe Anderson studied with the National Black Theater of New York and performed with the Afro-American Folkloric Troupe. The Healing Force toured schools across North Carolina and are known for their cover of Yoruba folk song, “Funga Alafia.” Gail Anderson passed away in 2017. Read more about their story here.

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Doc Watson at the North Carolina Folk Heritage Awards in 1994, Raleigh, NC. From the General Negative Collection, State Archives of North Carolina.

Throwback Thursday: Doc Watson

January 24, 2019

Born Arthel Lane Watson, Doc Watson was a prolific guitar player and folk musician. This Deep Gap, North Carolina native received seven Grammys. Watson was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards in 2004.

Doc Watson performs Tennesee Stud.

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Photo of Debra DeMilo of the Fabulous Knobs by Mark Atkinson from the N.C. Archives News and Observer Collection c. 1981.

Throwback Thursday - Debra DeMilo and The Fabulous Knobs

January 17, 2019

Debra DeMilo fronted the popular ‘80s Raleigh rock band, The Fabulous Knobs. Her style and vocals have been likened to Mick Jagger and Tina Turner's, and after 30 years The Fabulous Knobs have since reunited.

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Throwback Thursday - John D. Loudermilk

January 10, 2019

Pop & country songwriter John D. Loudermilk was born in Durham, N.C. in 1913. Loudermilk had a short recording career under the stage name Johnny Dee before "Sittin in the Balcony," the hit song he penned for Eddie Cochran, launched his songwriting career in1957. Loudermilk went on to write songs for Johnny Cash, the Everly Brothers and Chet Atkins. #throwbackthursday #comehearnc

Photo of John D. Loudermilk from the North Carolina Hall of Fame. Learn more about him here.

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NC SYMPHONY AT HIGH POINT C.1945

North Carolina Symphony

January 3, 2019

Classical music roots run deep in North Carolina. In 1943, the North Carolina Symphony became the first continuously funded state symphony in the nation thanks to the passage of the Horn Tootin’ Bill. The bill mandated that the orchestra (e. 1932) tour throughout the state of North Carolina, a practice it continues to this day by performing 175 concerts in over 90 North Carolina counties each year.

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