Beach Music Week in North Carolina

I see where NC Governor Mike Easley has declared next week, May 20-26th as Beach Music Week. Beach Music Day will be celebrated May 22nd on both the state capitol grounds and the Sheraton Capitol Center.

Admission is free and Beach greats Embers, Maurice Williams (Stay), Band of Oz, Clifford Curry, Billy Scott, and 86 year old Bill Pinkney and the Original Drifters, and others are scheduled to play.

The governor is a big Beach Music fan as am I. This is not to be confused with West Coast Beach Music as performed by the Beach Boys. This is East Coast, primarily Carolinas, North and South, music. I probably have the biggest collection of Beach Music north of the Carolinas.

To get an idea of the music, you can listen to 94.9 the Surf out of North Myrtle Beach on the internet, and especially Billy Smith, the old BSer in the morning.

Generally speaking, Myrtle and North Myrtle Beach are considered the epicenter of Beach Music.

Also, there are several stations on Live 365 and The Endless Summer Network, all on the internet.

Great music that crosses many different venues. The main beach dance is called the shag and is like a slow bop.

Keep Shagging Down Ocean Drive. --RoadDog