Raleigh, NC

Music connected to Raleigh

About Raleigh

• Clay Aiken, singer and American Idol runner-up, was born and raised in Raleigh.
• Cook Out, the popular fast-food chain, was founded in Raleigh in 1989.
• Chosen as the state capital in 1792 due to its central location and lack of Revolutionary War ties.
• A 65-foot-tall Acorn drops every New Year's Eve, symbolizing new beginnings.
• The Great Fire of 1900 destroyed much of downtown, leading to significant rebuilding.
• Named in 1792 for Sir Walter Raleigh, who attempted to establish a colony on Roanoke Island.
• With over 480,000 residents, it's North Carolina's second-largest city, growing rapidly.
• At 315 feet above sea level, Raleigh has a gently rolling terrain.
• Government, technology, and healthcare are major sectors, fueling the economy.
• Raleigh feels like a blend of Southern charm and modern innovation, energetic and welcoming.
• The Carolina Hurricanes NHL team is based nearby, winning the Stanley Cup in 2006.
• NC State's improbable 1983 NCAA basketball championship is a legendary local sports moment.
• Triassic basin Piedmont geology underlies the area, with sedimentary rock and diabase dikes.
• The Neuse River flows through Raleigh, defining its watershed.
• The Carolina Anole, a small lizard, is commonly found in Raleigh gardens and parks.
• Oak trees dominate the urban canopy, a common feature in the city's parks and streets.
• The area was historically inhabited by the Tuscarora and Occaneechi Native American tribes.
• North Carolina ratified the Confederate Constitution in Raleigh on May 20, 1861.
• The North Carolina State Capitol, completed in 1840, stands as a notable Greek Revival structure.
• Interstate 440, known as the Beltline, encircles much of the city.

Artists From Raleigh

Alesana Alli With An I American Aquarium Annuals Anosia Attalus Autre Ne Veut Between the Buried and Me Bill Barwick Bill Hicks Birds of Avalon BJ Barham Bloodsoaked Bowerbirds Bring Out Yer Dead Buckshot Betty Charles "Buddy" Gilmore Chatham County Line Chip Robinson Clay Aiken Corrosion of Conformity Cry of Love Crystal Spiders Crywolf D. Kern Holoman DAG Dawn Daycrawlers Dekira Dish Doug Aldrich Edwin Wilcox Emily Wolfe Erectus Monotone Etiolated Evan Rachel Wood Finger Fred Powledge From Here On Hellrazor Heron Horseskull Infinity Dream Ira Dean Jaquel Spivey Jeb Bishop Jim Mills Jimmy Robbins John Howie Jr. Kenny Roby Kooley High Kristin Kuster Krosis Kyler England Lamar Stringfield Lauren Kennedy Lisa Kim London May Loumell Morgan Mic Murphy Mike McKee My 3 Sons Nameless Mist New Light Choir Numa 'Pee Wee' Moore Old Painless Old Solar Patty Hurst Shifter Paul Kilianski Paul Nice Peter Lamb and the Wolves Phonets Pivot Powell House Praetorius Priscilla Block Reed Mullin Rip the Calico Rufus Harley Saxie Dowell Schooner Scott Little Sean Yseult Silence & Light Six String Drag Spaced Angel Stilldead SuprXL The Bleeding Hearts The Cherry Valence The Connells The Fabulous Knobs The Heels The Love Language The Nickel Slots The Proclivities The Rosebuds Thunderstruck - The Ultimate AC/DC Tribute Show Ticonderoga Tired of Everything Tomas Phillips Tres Chicas Troop 41 Truth Club Undying Whiskeytown Widow Will Crutchfield Wilson Getchell Witches Moon WoR Worshipper y2tnb Yaggfu Front Christina Munsey

Songs About Raleigh

Aunt Peg’s New Old Man by

Tom Dooley by

charlie duke took country music to the moon by

Jedi Code by

Feelin’ Better by

Promised Land by

Wagon Wheel by

dicked down in dallas by

Nearby Places

Alesana Alli With An I American Aquarium Annuals Anosia Attalus Autre Ne Veut BJ Barham Between the Buried and Me Bill Barwick Bill Hicks Birds of Avalon Bloodsoaked Bowerbirds Bring Out Yer Dead Buckshot Betty Charles "Buddy" Gilmore Chatham County Line Chip Robinson Christina Munsey Clay Aiken Corrosion of Conformity Cry of Love Crystal Spiders Crywolf D. Kern Holoman DAG Dawn Daycrawlers Dekira Dish Doug Aldrich Edwin Wilcox Emily Wolfe Erectus Monotone Etiolated Evan Rachel Wood Finger Fred Powledge From Here On Hellrazor Heron Horseskull Infinity Dream Ira Dean Jaquel Spivey Jeb Bishop Jim Mills Jimmy Robbins John Howie Jr. Kenny Roby Kooley High Kristin Kuster Krosis Kyler England Lamar Stringfield Lauren Kennedy Lisa Kim London May Loumell Morgan Mic Murphy Mike McKee My 3 Sons Nameless Mist New Light Choir Numa 'Pee Wee' Moore Old Painless Old Solar Patty Hurst Shifter Paul Kilianski Paul Nice Peter Lamb and the Wolves Phonets Pivot Powell House Praetorius Priscilla Block Reed Mullin Rip the Calico Rufus Harley Saxie Dowell Schooner Scott Little Sean Yseult Silence & Light Six String Drag Spaced Angel Stilldead SuprXL The Bleeding Hearts The Cherry Valence The Connells The Fabulous Knobs The Heels The Love Language The Nickel Slots The Proclivities The Rosebuds Thunderstruck - The Ultimate AC/DC Tribute Show Ticonderoga Tired of Everything Tomas Phillips Tres Chicas Troop 41 Truth Club Undying Whiskeytown Widow Will Crutchfield Wilson Getchell Witches Moon WoR Worshipper Yaggfu Front y2tnb Carrboro, NC Chapel Hill, NC Charlotte Court House, VA Charlottesville, VA Danville, VA Durham, NC Esmont, VA Farmville, VA Fayetteville, NC Garner, NC