View Larger Map Local Charleston, SC Music Scene Charleston has been the home of hit acts Darius Rucker, the singer of Hootie & The Blowfish and Melanie Thornton (1967-2001), the singer from La Bouche. Rucker has emerged as a successful solo artist following the huge success of Hootie & The Blowfish, one of the top-selling album artists of the 1990s. Charleston's metropolitan area had a population of over 659,000 in the 2010 Census. The main campus in the area is College of Charleston. The local scene is covered by The Charleston Gazette and The Post and Courier. Charleston Music Acts The 3 Dudes * Jamisun * Sequoiyah * The Plainfield Project * Leslie * Shovels and Rope * Highway 17 Blues Band * Port City Prophets * Ben Fagan and the Holy City Hooligans * Joy Hardy * © Playlist Research. All rights reserved. |