Andy Griffith, Doc Watson to enter hall of fame

By Joe Marusak

jmarusak@charlotteobserver.com

Posted: Wednesday, Sep. 01, 2010

KANNAPOLIS


Actor-gospel recording artist Andy Griffith, bluegrass great Doc Watson and country singer George Hamilton IV will be among 13 artists inducted into the N.C. Music Hall of Fame on Oct 7.


The ceremony will be at 7 p.m. in the David H. Murdock Core Laboratory Building at the North Carolina Research Campus.


Most of the inductees and/or their families are scheduled to attend, and several artists to be named will perform, Hall of Fame Chairman Bill Kopald said.


Inductees also include recording artist Maurice Williams, country artists Donna Fargo and Arthur Smith, bluegrass musician Curly Seckler, jazz pianist and composer Dr. Billy Taylor, gospel recording artist Shirley Caesar and composer, guitarist and soloist Don Schlitz .More.

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