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

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