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Doo-wop legend who sang ‘Money Honey,' other R&B hits, to get NC marker
Clyde McPhatter, a falsetto-voiced pioneer of early rock-and-roll, who launched his highly influential but short career in the churches of Durham, will soon grace an North Carolina historic marker on the streets where he first learned to sing. Born in 1932, McPhatter grew up in a Baptist family in Durham’s Hayti neighborhood, where he sang solos in the choir at his preacher father’s church, Mount Cavalry Baptist, but he soon moved to New York, formed a gospel group based in Harlem — The Mount Lebanon Singers. Like many crooners of his era, McPhatter followed the powerful draw of secular music, and he lent his voice to the early 1950s blend of rhythm and blues. This combination of gospel soulfulness and free-spirited, sexually charged energy led the country into a new rock and roll era. A young Ernie Barnes would recall sneaking into the segregated Durham Armory to get a glimpse of McPhatter with his doo-wop Dominoes, describing the scene he saw on the dance floor, so bold for the era it seemed sinful, but not so audacious he didn’t move along. “What I observed was the no inhibition, no self-consciousness or rigidity, just fluid movement while the music punctuated every
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McMyler Set for LPGA Qualifying in Florida
DURHAM, N.C. – Former Duke women's golf standout Emma McMyler is set to compete in the Qualifying Stage of LPGA Q-Series, which will take place Nov. 3-6 at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Florida. McMyler will be one of 198 golfers competing over 72 holes for a chance to advance to the Final Qualifying Stage Nov. 19-23 at Magnolia Grove Golf Course in Mobile, Alabama. The top 55 golfers and ties at the Qualifying Stage will move on to the Final Qualifying Stage. During her rookie season on the LPGA Tour in 2026, McMyler made 13 starts and...
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This Maze-Like North Carolina Bookstore Has Readers Wandering Its Shelves for Hours
You step inside planning to grab one book, and somehow an entire afternoon slips away. That is the magic of a certain shop tucked into a busy corner of North Carolina, where every turn of the shelves reveals another surprise. It looks like a regular store from the parking lot,...
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This Hollywood Cowboy Built a Whole Wild West Town Down a Quiet North Carolina Back Road
You turn off a sleepy country road in North Carolina, roll down a long driveway, and start wondering if you took a wrong turn. Then a row of weathered wooden storefronts appears, complete with a saloon and a little chapel, like a movie set dropped into the pines. A real...
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Illegible Flyer For Raleigh Show Turned Out to Be the Dying Fetus Co-headlining Tour
On Friday, October 23rd, 2026 Dying Fetus brought their co-headlining tour to The Ritz in Raleigh, North Carolina. This marked their 31st stop on their tour with Sanguisugabogg, Left to Suffer, and Deterioration. This stop also featured special guests for the night, Iron Reagan instead of the previously announced Crowbar.
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Homecoming, Halloween, and a marathon: Raleigh braces for a mega-weekend
It's one of the busiest weekends of the year in Raleigh. N.C. State's Homecoming football game against California will kick off at noon on Saturday. Later that night, people will flock to the downtown area to celebrate Halloween. And if you thought the crowds were big for those two events,...