Record #:

37941

Author(s):

Parker, Michael

Abstract:

Williams Lake and Lake Artesia gained this status by becoming teen summer hotspots and concert sites for 1950s and 1960s music legends like Mary Wells, Eddie Floyd, and Jackie Wilson. Legend status also grew from being popular places for the Shag, a dance associated with a musical genre originating in the Carolinas during this time: Beach.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 81 Issue 12, May 2014, p183-184, 186

Subject(s):

Williams Lake ; Sampson County; Lake Artesia; Clinton--Description and travel; Beach Music; Shag (Dance)