I.S. Leevy Johnson
I.S. Leevy Johnson is a lawyer, politician, and owner of Leevy's Funeral Home. In 1985, he became the first black president of the South Carolina Bar Association.
Napoleon Brown "Nappy Brown" Culp
Nappy Brown was an R&B singer best known for his hits "Don't Be Angry" and "Little By Little."
Cool John Ferguson
Cool John Ferguson is a blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for playing his guitar "upside down."
Maurice Williams
Maurice Williams is a songwriter and vocalist of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs.
J.B. Hutto
Blackville native J.B. Hutto was a Blues singer and guitarist noted for his slide guitar playing and grandiose singing style.
Mac Arnold
Mac Arnold is a blues musician from Pelzer, South Carolina. He is best known for his gas can guitars.
Chris Bouchillon
Chris Bouchillon was known as "The Original Talking Blues Man."
Clara Smith
Clara Smith was a blues singer from Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was nicknamed the "Queen of the Moaners."
Chippie Hill
Bertha "Chippie" Hill was a blues and vaudeville singer and dancer from Charleston, SC. She is best known for her recording with Louis Armstrong.
Cootie Stark (Johnnie Miller)
Blues and Gospel singer
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