NC Music Hall Of Fame

We preserve the heritage of NC music. Honoring The Past - Shaping The Future of music in NC.

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MC SHA-ROCK holds an important place in hip-hop history as the genre's first female MC. Listen to some of her essential tracks, including "That's the Joint" and "Rapping and Rocking the House." MC SHA-ROCK will be inducted into the NC Music Hall of Fame on Oct. 15, 2026.

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Save the date! North Carolina Music Hall of Fame inductee Victoria Livengood returns to Charlotte for one night only on Saturday, November 14.

Tickets will be available soon, so stay tuned!

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Three weeks until induction night! The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame Class of 2026 will be honored on October 15, 2026, at the Charles Mack Citizen Center.

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Billy Strayhorn's compositions and arrangements sit at the heart of the American jazz canon. Listen to some of his most-streamed recordings on Spotify, including "Take the 'A' Train" and "Lush Life." Strayhorn will be inducted into the NC Music Hall of Fame on Oct. 15, 2026.

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Sugar Hill Records Spotify Hits 🎵

Co-founded by Barry Poss in 1978, Sugar Hill Records became a leading independent label for bluegrass, Americana and roots music. Barry Poss will be inducted posthumously into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame on October 15, 2026.

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Arrogance Spotify Hits 🎵

A fixture on Chapel Hill’s rock scene in the 1960s and 1970s, Arrogance became one of North Carolina’s most recognized local rock acts. Their signature sound would later influence the rise of 1980s alternative rock in the Southeast.

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Remembering September 11, 2001.

Twenty-five years later, we honor the victims, their loved ones, the first responders, those who served in the aftermath, and all those whose lives were forever changed. May their stories and sacrifices never be forgotten.

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The countdown is ON! Five weeks until the NCMHOF Induction Ceremony, presented by Visit Mooresville. Arrogance, Barry Poss, Billy Strayhorn, MC SHA-ROCK, and Sugar Bear will be inducted, with George Clinton receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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In preparation for our annual Induction Ceremony, the NC Music Hall of Fame Museum will be CLOSED for five weeks to install new exhibits honoring our 2026 inductees. We will reopen Monday, October 5th, at 10 AM. The Curb Motorsports Museum will remain open during this time.

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Remembering Barry Poss, the co-founder of Sugar Hill Records.

Sugar Hill became home to records by artists like Doc Watson, Ricky Skaggs, and Nickel Creek. The label and its artists earned 13 GRAMMYs, while Barry received honors from the IBMA for his contributions to music.

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Celebrating Hattie "Chatty Hatty" Leeper this month!

At just 14 years old, Leeper got her start at Charlotte's WGIV when a DJ called out sick. That opportunity began a long career in radio and made her the first African-American female radio announcer in the Carolinas.

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The NC Music Hall of Fame and CURB Motorsports Museum will be closed Monday, September 7, through Friday, September 11. CURB Motorsports Museum will reopen Monday, September 14, at 10 AM, while the NC Music Hall of Fame will remain closed for 2026 exhibit preparations.

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Returning as emcee for the 2026 Induction Ceremony, presented by Visit Mooresville: Larry Sprinkle!

Sprinkle has emceed over 1,000 music shows spanning rock, country, R&B, classical, and beach music. Sprinkle also co-emceed the 1974 August Jam, which drew over 300,000 people.

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Today we remember the life and legacy of this 2010 NCMHOF inductee, Don Schlitz. Don Schlitz was one of country music’s greatest songwriters, with 24 No. 1 hits to his name. He penned classics like “The Gambler," earning multiple Grammy, CMA, and ACM Song of the Year awards.

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MC SHA-ROCK is the first female of hip-hop culture and a founding member of the pioneering group Funky 4 + 1. Emerging during hip-hop's formative years in the late 1970s, she helped establish new standards for microphone technique, lyrical delivery, and live performance.

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The N.C. Music Hall of Fame is proud to partner with the Go-Go Museum & Café for the 2026 Induction Ceremony! Based in Anacostia, D.C., the museum celebrates go-go's history, culture and legacy through exhibits, performances and programs.

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Today we remember Chuck Brown. Born August 22, 1936, in Gaston, NC, Brown moved to D.C. as a child and went on to become a central figure in the creation of go-go. From Bustin' Loose to decades of classics, Brown influenced funk, R&B, and hip‑hop.

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Gregory "Sugar Bear" Elliott was born in Red Springs, NC, and moved to Washington, D.C., with his family as a young child. He went on to become a founding member and longtime frontman of Experience Unlimited, better known as E.U., one of the original bands of the go-go movement.

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Born in Gaston, NC, Chuck Brown moved to D.C. as a child and became the Godfather of Go-Go, keeping percussion going between songs so the music never stopped. "Bustin' Loose" helped take the go-go sound national, and Brown was inducted into the NC Music Hall of Fame in 2016.

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2026 marks 50 years of go-go, Washington, D.C.'s official music. Born from the city's African-American communities in the 1970s, go-go is driven by percussion, call-and-response, and nonstop live energy. Chuck Brown stood at the center of its beginnings.