Check back often for the latest information and press on the Spartanburg Music Trail.
How these artists were chosen
All of our initial honorees on the Music Trail are musicians who are deceased or are bands that no longer perform in their original makeup. A broad-based committee organized by the Hub City Writers Project in 2006 selected these artists. The Music Trail Committee will select two artists (living or dead) every two years based on nominations from this website.
Eight musicians get nominations
The Music Trail Committee has nominated eight musicians for inclusion on the trail, and the public will get to vote to determine who will be added 2013. The nominees are David Ball, Bob Beatty, the Sparkletones, Marshall Chapman, June Cheeks, David Daniels, Carlos Moseley and Buck Trent.
What a lineup of Music Trail events!
The Showroom calendar is full of events to commemorate the opening of the Music Trail this month. There's something for everyone this January. The Showroom is located at 149 S. Daniel Morgan Avenue. For information call 864-582-0056 or get tickets at HUB-BUB.COM
Hank Garland film released on DVD
The award-winning 2008 independent film Crazy is inspired by the life of Hank Garland, the legendary guitar player from Spartanburg County. Starring Waylon Payne in the lead role, the film has recently been released on DVD.
Voice of the Music Trail Peter Cooper
The voice you hear on the Music Trail is Spartanburg's own Peter Cooper, who now lives in Nashville where he has been named best music writer eight years running, teaches country music at Vanderbilt University, and is a fine singer-songwriter himself.
Hub City Writers Project
is a nonprofit organization in Spartanburg, South Carolina, dedicated to cultivating readers and nurturing writers through its independent small press, community bookstore, and diverse literary programming.
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HUB-BUB.COM
is a dynamic arts institution in Spartanburg that operates The Showroom gallery and performance hall as well as the HUB-BUB artists-in-residence program for emerging artists and writers.
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City of Spartanburg
has funded the Music Trail signage throughout downtown Spartanburg as part of its new way-finding program.
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Humanities Council SC
funds, promotes, counsels and coordinates thoughtful endeavors: exhibits, documentaries, discussion forums, research, planning, workshops, etc. that pertain to the humanities.
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The Arts Partnership
provides cultural leadership for greater Spartanburg by developing, strengthening and promoting the excellence, scope of educational role of the arts, humanities and sciences.
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Spartanburg CVB
is the official destination marketing organization for the City and County of Spartanburg, South Carolina. The CVB is charged with promoting and developing greater Spartanburg as a tourism destination.
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- Marshall Chapman
- David Ball
- Spartanburg Community Band
- Spartanburg Philharmonic
- David Daniels
- Barney Barnwell & the Plum Hollow Band
- Buck Trent
- Bobby Thompson
- Jeremy Slemenda & White Ghost Shivers
- David Daniels
- Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones
- B. F. White
- Baby Tate
- Bob Beatty
- Julius “June” Cheeks
- Carlos Moseley
- Peter Cooper
- The Shane Pruitt Band
- The Belleville Outfit
