$1B
Music Industry Contribution to State GDP
Secretariat19,671
Jobs Supported
Secretariat1,757
Music Establishments
A2IM/Secretariat/NIVA3,344
Royalty Recipients
SAG-AFTRA/SoundExchange24,815
Songwriters
ASCAP/BMI/GMR/SESACMusic flows through the veins of every South Carolinian,
as the state boasts James Brown, Chubby Checker, and Dizzy Gillespie as natives. The birthplace of beach music, the state is also rich in bluegrass, roots rock, jazz, and alternative.
Some
Notable
Musicians
- Band of Horses
- Blind Joe Taggart
- Brook Benton
- Darius Rucker
- Eartha Kitt
- Hootie & the Blowfish
- Iron & Wine
- James Brown
- John Phillips
- Josh Turner
- Lee Brice
- The Chubby Checker
- The Marshall Tucker Band
- Toro y Moi