Carolina Chocolate Drops

Band · Active 2006–present · Durham
Old-Time (Contemporary)

The Carolina Chocolate Drops were an American old-time string band, a group that revived the Black string-band tradition.

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  • Were founded in 2005 by Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson.
  • Studied with the older fiddler Joe Thompson of North Carolina.
  • Won a Grammy Award for the album “Genuine Negro Jig.”
  • Rhiannon Giddens went on to a widely honored solo career.

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