Charlotte, NC
Music connected to Charlotte
About Charlotte
- • Anthony Hamilton, Grammy-winning R&B singer, was born and raised in Charlotte.
- • Texas Pete hot sauce originated in Garner, North Carolina, near Charlotte.
- • The Carolina Gold Rush in the early 1800s initially put Charlotte on the map.
- • The city's nickname is "The Queen City", but it's also called "The Hornet's Nest".
- • The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, though disputed, fueled revolutionary sentiment.
- • Named for Queen Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, it was established in 1768.
- • With over 870,000 residents, it's the most populous city in North Carolina.
- • The city sits at 751 feet above sea level, offering mild elevation changes.
- • Finance is a major industry, with banking giants headquartered in the city.
- • The Queen City feels like ambitious growth blended with Southern charm.
- • The Carolina Panthers, an NFL team, lost Super Bowl 50 to Denver in 2016.
- • Davidson College's Stephen Curry led the Wildcats to the Elite Eight in 2008.
- • Charlotte lies within the Carolina Slate Belt, characterized by metamorphosed volcanic and sedimentary rocks.
- • The Catawba River, a major source of drinking water, flows near Charlotte.
- • The endangered Carolina heelsplitter mussel inhabits streams in the Catawba River basin near Charlotte.
- • The Piedmont prairie ecosystem, featuring grasses and wildflowers, once thrived near Charlotte.
- • The Catawba Indians were the most prominent tribe in the Charlotte region before European settlement.
- • The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, a disputed precursor to the U.S. Declaration, allegedly occurred on May 20, 1775.
- • The Latta Arcade, a two-story Victorian-era shopping arcade, was built in 1892.
- • The Dunhill Hotel is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a former doctor who stayed there.
- • Independence Boulevard (US 74) was originally intended to be a freeway connecting downtown to Matthews.
Artists From Charlotte
A Hero a Fake
Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers
Alexandra Mullins
Alicia Bridges
Alternative Champs
Altura
Amigo
Amina Baraka
Ancient Cities
Angles
Ant-Bee
Anthony Hamilton
Antiseen
Aqualads
Austin Mcneil
Bad Juju
Belmont Playboys
Benji Hughes
BIGBABYGUCCI
Billy Graham
Blair McMillen
Bob Meyer & The Rivieras
BryceUnknwn
Cat Miller
Catherine Popper
Charles Duke
Charlie Duke
Charlotte Austin
Chris Lee
Christina Taylor
Chyler Leigh
Clicks & Whistles
Clyde Wright
Cosmic Collective
DaBaby
David Straange
David Vincent
Debodified
Demonic Christ
Deniro Farrar
Dennis Reed Jr.
Diana Garvin
Dirty Art Club
Domination Through Impurity
Don Kirkpatrick
Don Mega
Donald Lawrence
Dryewater
ELEVATION RHYTHM
Elevation Worship
Elevator Action
Epic of Empyrea
Eric E
Ethan Regan
Exploit Circus
Extermination Rite
For the Fallen Dreams
George Butler
Ghosts of Bannockburn
Gideon Smith and the Dixie Damned
Graham Doar
Guilty View
Hawthorn and Holly
Heaven Schmitt
Hopesfall
Hugh Howey
Jodeci
Joe Firstman
Joe Henry
John Mark McMillan
Jonathan Nussman
K-Ci & JoJo
Kelsey Lu
KLOWN
Kyle Kelly
Laburnum
Landslide - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Lena Wilson
Lewis Worrell
Lil Woofy Woof
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon
Lou Ford
LUCI
Lucky Five
Lute
Mark Hill
Martha Sharp
Matrimony
Michael Colina
My So-Called Band
Mysteriarch
Nappy Brown
Obey Bizar
ok
On the Border: The Ultimate Eagles Tribute
Paint Fumes
Paper Tongues
Paul Waggoner
Phantom Park
Philmont
Prairie Prince
Raven Mocker
Raw Hex
Rev On: The Foreigner Experience
Rev. Lonnie Farris
Richard Kyanka
Romare Bearden
Sammy Johns
Scapegoat
Scowl Brow
Sean da Firzt
Serfs
Seth Avett
Shonka Dukureh
SideDish
Sometime in February
Soulganic
Space Wizard
Spite
Stunna 4 Vegas
Sunsetlake
T H R O N E
The Backyard Heavies
The Houstons
The Inmates
The Mike Strauss Band
The New Familiars
The Sammies
The Spongetones
The Talk
Tim Cashion
Tom Chapin
Vicarious
Votnut
Wally Shoup
Wehrwolfe
Wilbert Harrison
William
Worsen
Young and in the Way
Zodiac Lovers
Songs About Charlotte
Nearby Places
A Hero a Fake
Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers
Alexandra Mullins
Alicia Bridges
Alternative Champs
Altura
Amigo
Amina Baraka
Ancient Cities
Angles
Ant-Bee
Anthony Hamilton
Antiseen
Aqualads
Austin Mcneil
BIGBABYGUCCI
Bad Juju
Belmont Playboys
Benji Hughes
Billy Graham
Blair McMillen
Bob Meyer & The Rivieras
BryceUnknwn
Cat Miller
Catherine Popper
Charles Duke
Charlie Duke
Charlotte Austin
Chris Lee
Christina Taylor
Chyler Leigh
Clicks & Whistles
Clyde Wright
Cosmic Collective
DaBaby
David Straange
David Vincent
Debodified
Demonic Christ
Deniro Farrar
Dennis Reed Jr.
Diana Garvin
Dirty Art Club
Domination Through Impurity
Don Kirkpatrick
Don Mega
Donald Lawrence
Dryewater
ELEVATION RHYTHM
Elevation Worship
Elevator Action
Epic of Empyrea
Eric E
Ethan Regan
Exploit Circus
Extermination Rite
For the Fallen Dreams
George Butler
Ghosts of Bannockburn
Gideon Smith and the Dixie Damned
Graham Doar
Guilty View
Hawthorn and Holly
Heaven Schmitt
Hopesfall
Hugh Howey
Jodeci
Joe Firstman
Joe Henry
John Mark McMillan
Jonathan Nussman
K-Ci & JoJo
KLOWN
Kelsey Lu
Kyle Kelly
LUCI
Laburnum
Landslide - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Lena Wilson
Lewis Worrell
Lil Woofy Woof
Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon
Lou Ford
Lucky Five
Lute
Mark Hill
Martha Sharp
Matrimony
Michael Colina
My So-Called Band
Mysteriarch
Nappy Brown
Obey Bizar
On the Border: The Ultimate Eagles Tribute
Paint Fumes
Paper Tongues
Paul Waggoner
Phantom Park
Philmont
Prairie Prince
Raven Mocker
Raw Hex
Rev On: The Foreigner Experience
Rev. Lonnie Farris
Richard Kyanka
Romare Bearden
Sammy Johns
Scapegoat
Scowl Brow
Sean da Firzt
Serfs
Seth Avett
Shonka Dukureh
SideDish
Sometime in February
Soulganic
Space Wizard
Spite
Stunna 4 Vegas
Sunsetlake
T H R O N E
The Backyard Heavies
The Houstons
The Inmates
The Mike Strauss Band
The New Familiars
The Sammies
The Spongetones
The Talk
Tim Cashion
Tom Chapin
Vicarious
Votnut
Wally Shoup
Wehrwolfe
Wilbert Harrison
William
Worsen
Young and in the Way
Zodiac Lovers
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