South Carolina – 50 States of Music

$1B

Music Industry Contribution to State GDP

Secretariat

19,671

Jobs Supported

Secretariat

1,757

Music Establishments

A2IM/Secretariat/NIVA

3,344

Royalty Recipients

SAG-AFTRA/SoundExchange

24,815

Songwriters

ASCAP/BMI/GMR/SESAC

Music 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
  • The Marshall Tucker Band
  • Toro y Moi

Music Venues & Festivals

  • Alabama Theatre
  • Bon Secours Wellness Arena
  • Carolina Country Music Festival
  • Charleston Music Hall
  • Charleston Performing Arts Center
  • Charleston Pour House
  • Chayz Lounge
  • Colonial Life Arena
  • Gaillard Center
  • Ground Zero
  • High Water Fest Festival
  • House of Blues
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Music Farm
  • New Brookland Tavern
  • Newberry Opera House
  • North Charleston Coliseum
  • Peace Center
  • Radio Center
  • Radio Room
  • TD Arena
  • The Historic Winyah Auditorium
  • The Jazz Corner
  • The Roasting Room
  • The Spinning Jenny
  • The White Mule
  • The Windjammer
  • Timmons Arena
  • Township Auditorium
  • Trio
  • Trondossa Festival

Music Schools

  • Converse College
  • Bob Jones University Department of Music
  • Furman University Department of Music
  • University of South Carolina

Major Music Conferences

  • Charleston Music Confab
  • South Carolina Music Educators Conference
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