Famous Entertainers of South Carolina

South Carolina (SC) 

  • Chubby Checker (1941 - ) -  Best known for his song "The Twist"; born in Spring Gulley.
  • Dizzy Gillespie (1917 - 1993) Trumpet player who developed the bebop jazz style during the 1940s; born in Cheraw.

More Famous Entertainers of South Carolina

  • Whispering Bill Anderson songwriter, Columbia
  • James Godfather Brown singer, BarnWell
  • Eartha Kitt singer, North
  • John Rutledge jurist, Charleston 

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