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Step it up and go : the story of North Carolina popular music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk / by Menconi, David

Table of Contents: “…Prologue : March 1991 -- Linthead pop : Charlie Poole, the father of mill-town rock (and the first rock star) -- Step it up and go : Blind Boy Fuller, Durham, and the Piedmont blues -- Through the airwaves : Arthur Smith in Charlotte -- Rocket man : Earl Scruggs and the birth of bluegrass -- From gospel to rhythm and blues : the "5" Royales and the rise of a new African American sound -- The American folk revival comes to North Carolina : Doc Watson -- Breaking color lines at the beach : the Embers and beach music -- The eight-track era of rock and roll : Nantucket's long way to the top -- Combo corner : Mitch Easter's Winston-Salem -- Chapel Hill : the "next Seattle" era -- How to make it in the music business without really trying : Colonial, Sugar Hill, and Merge Records -- Y'alternative : the rise of Americana -- Salvation songs : the Avett Brothers -- Songs of immigrants and emigrants : from Nina Simone to the Kruger Brothers -- Hip-hop goes to college : 9th Wonder and Little Brother -- Famous on television : Scotty McCreery, Clay Aiken, Fantasia Barrino, and American idol -- Epilogue : September 2013.…”