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Carolina Class
was the second magazine in Beach Music and Shag history.
All the covers are shown below with general descriptions of
their contents.
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 Vol 1 # 1, June 1987
- The Top 106 Beach Songs of 1986
- Collectors Corner for Regional Bands
- The Beach Boogie & Blues Festival
- The East Coast Rivieras
- Atlantis Band
- S.C. House Bill declaring Shag the State Dance, and more
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 Vol 1 # 2, July 1987
- Hot Fun In The Summertime VI in Stuart, VA
- The Summer of '87
- Shag Explosion
- The Origins of Beach Jocks and their Practices
- Band News (Musical Notes)
- Spencer Bohren of New Orleans
- Tush Push and Other Line Dances
- Class of Carolina--1963
- Record Reviews
- Backyard BBQ's and Pig Pickin's Too
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 Vol 1 # 3, August 1987
- Beach Music Culture--The 'Lost Colony'
- The Nylons (National with deep regional roots)
- Beach Music Classics--January to June 1987
- tons of new record reviews
- Shag contest results, etc.
- Jomeokee 3rd Annual Beach Festival
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 Vol 1 # 4, October 1987
- Carolina Calendar of Events
- Tanglewood Beach Music Festival
- Tidewater Virginia Beach Scene
- the Top 106 Chart
- A View from the North (a Shaggin' Yankee)
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 Vol 1 # 5, November 1987
- Billy Ward of the Dominoes ("60 Minute Man") at
S.O.S.
- Regional Calendar of Events
- The Charlotte Shag Club's Fall Flashback
- Beach Shaggers Hall of Fame 1983-1987
- HotLanta Beach
- S.O.S. VIII Highlights
- record reviews and charts
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 Vol 1 # 6, December 1987
- Archie Bell & the Drells History and Update
- Groucho's 10th Anniversary
- The Sand Flea Beach Club in Greenville, SC
- Sand Flea Shag Contest
- Beach Music Top 106
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 Vol 2 # 7, January 1988
- The Part-Time Party Time Band
- the Holiday Shag Explosion
- Record Reviews
- Charts
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 Vol 2 # 8, February 1988
- Bits and Beaches with the Embers and the Band of Oz
- the Breeze Band
- the Piedmont Shag Association
- S.P.A. (Shaggers Preservation Association)
- S.P.A. Winners 1987, Record Reviews
- Event Calendars
- Charts
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 Vol 2 #9, March 1988
- Beach Fever--Chairmen of the Board
- A Flush of (Shag) Clubs
- The Upper Deck
- The Castaways Reunion
- Tiki Classes
- The First Annual Foothills Winter Boogie
- Charts and Record Reviews
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 Vol 2 # 10, April 1988
- Studebakers at Myrtle Beach
- Beach Fever (the Chairmen of the Board) Pt 2
- Beach Music Awards III
- Sand (Fleas) In My Shoes
- O'Haras
- Record Reviews and Charts
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 Vol 2 # 11, May 1988
- Beach Music Awards III: The John X. Aragona Story
- Shag Club Directory
- We Can Build A Hit--the East Coast Rivieras
- Club Hoppin' with Alfie
- Charlotte Shag Club Hall of Fame
- Shag--The Reel Thing
- reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 12, June 1988
- Kruzin' for A Hit (the Kruze Band)
- Raleigh & Florence Shag Contests
- Shaggin' On the Shoreline
- The 60s Sound of College Beach
- What is Beach Music?
- Shag Club Directory
- reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 13, July 1988
- The Embers
- Looka' Here Safronia--the Shad and Brenda Story
- News from the Atlanta Peach Beat
- Mallards of Columbia SC
- Beach Music News
- Shag Instructors Guide
- Shelby Shag Club
- reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 14, August 1988
- The Catalinas
- Shag Hawaii '88
- Shorelines with Ric Shore
- Cloud Shaggin at Beech Mountain
- Flamingo Joes in Atlanta
- Harry Turner Presents the Originals
- Charlotte Shag Club's July 4th
- Salisbury Shag Club
- DJ reports
- reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 15, September 1988
- S.O.S. IX (the Society of Stranders Ninth Fall Migration)
- Shagging in Sumter (SC)
- Club Hoppin' with Alfie
- Summer Shag Explosion
- Harry Turner Presents the Originals
- A Shag Daddy Is Born
- The Chelsea Shag Contest to London
- Record reviews, club reports, and charts
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 Vol 2 # 16, October 1988
- Hats off to the Tams
- Junior Shag Team
- Club Hoppin' with Alfie
- Harry Turner Presents the Originals
- Shorelines
- Record reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 17, November 1988
- Maurice Williams--A Class Act
- ShagTime (the band from Orangeburg, SC)
- Charlotte Shag Club Fall Flashback
- the Class of Carolina
- Harry Turner's Originals
- Kehr-Olina Class
- Shag the Movie and Shag Jr-The Actors
- Events calendars, record reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 18, December 1988
- Steve Jarrell & the Sons of the Beach
- Club Hoppin'
- King Records Story
- Beach Music Awards 1988
- Record reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 19, January 1989
- Shag Lessons in the Carolinas
- Weejuns (the Club in Irmo, SC)
- Dink Perry & the Breeze Band
- Where Were You....
- Caribbean Christmas Cruising (and Shaggin', of course)
- Beach Music Awards III
- Autumnfest '88
- Record Reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 20, February 1989
- Romancin' the Dance
- A Menage of Memories
- Are You Bi-Footal?
- Harry Turner Originals
- All the World's A Stage
- S.P.A. Results
- Record Reviews and charts
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- AVAILABLE IN PDF format ONLY !!!!!!!!! No
more hard copies remain.
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 Vol 2 # 21, March-April 1989
- Kehr-Olina Class (tons and tons of Shag clubs news and events)
- Denise LaSalle: If You Can't Do Me Right....
- Fast Eddie
- Shaggin' at East Davidson High
- The Poor Souls
- Club Hoppin'
- Polo's $6,000 Shag-Off
- Record Reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 22, June 1989 (NEVER PUBLISHED!!!)
- AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT ONLY !!!!
- Clifford Curry'd Soul (the Clifford
Curry Story and Discography)
- Piedmont Shag Association
- Jacksonville Fla Beach Bop Association
- Richmond Shag Club
- Mountain Shag Club
- Lake Tillery Shag Club
- Burlington Shag Club
- Statesville Shag Club
- Columbia Shag Club
- Charleston Shag Club
- Shaggers United of Lexington
- Spring Safari--S.O.S.
- Tams Banned in Australia!
- Florence Shag Club
- Directions for the Hottest New Line
Dance
- Nostalgia--New Band on the Way Up
- Club Hoppin'
- Jukin' with Mr. Mike
- Band listings
- Record Reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 4, August 1989
- Shag Club News
- Band listings
- Notables and Quoteables
- Clifford Curry
- Chuck Jackson
- Record reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 5, September/October 1989
- The Bwana of Bop
- On the Road with O.C. (Smith)
- Love In Four-Four Time
- The Bus Stop (Line Dance)
- Shag Etiquette
- Nostalgia-A New Band
- Snakebusters
- Club Hoppin'
- Record reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 24, November 1989
- SOS '89
- Blues U Can Use
- Shoreline
- Music History through the Eyes of Denise LaSalle
- Tommy Plyler (x-Catalina)--If You Keep It Light You Got It
Made
- Record reviews and charts
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 Vol 2 # 25, December 1989
- J.D. Cash (Triple Shot of Rhythm & Blues)
- Class of Carolina
- Shag Club News
- Hornet Mania
- Record reviews and charts
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 Vol 3 # 26, January 1990
- Shag Legend--Ellen Taylor
- The Clovers Story
- Jr. Shaggers
- Foothills Winter Boogie
- Shag Club News
- Frankie Sea
- Romancin' the Dance
- Record reviews and charts
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 Vol 3 # 27, February 1990
- Carolina Class Gallery
- Sammy O'Banion Story
- The Redcoats Story (Roanoke, VA)
- Lake Wiley Shag Club
- Best of the Eighties
- Shag Club News
- Record reviews and charts
- AVAILABLE IN PDF format ONLY !!!!!!!!! No
more hard copies remain.
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 Vol 3 # 28, April 1990
- Live from S.O.S.
- Shag Club News
- Break Out the Butter, Mama, He's Hot Tonight
- Boogie = EMC2
- Beach Music? What's That!
- The Best Out of Me-The Charles Wallert Story (writer/producer
of Beach Classic: "Brenda")
- National Shag Championships
- Rufus Wactor--Hall of Fame Shagger
- Record reviews and charts
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 Vol 3 # 29, May 1990
- Chuck Jackson: "Where I Want to Be"
- The Atlanta Connection
- 'Fessa Hook Profile
- Tom Wicker and "Johnny Dollars" (the legendary
club)
- and all the other features you expect
- AVAILABLE IN PDF format ONLY !!!!!!!!! No
more hard copies remain.
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 Vol 3 # 30, June 1990
- Conversation with the Platters
- Lloyd Price: Security Didn't Come Easy
- The Tams: Which is Which
- The Pad (at Ocean Drive since 1954)
- Sandra Schwartz--Hall of Fame Shagger
- Record reviews and charts
- AVAILABLE IN PDF format ONLY !!!!!!!!! No
more hard copies remain.
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 Vol 3 # 31, July 1990
- Barker Family- A Musical Tradition (leading to the Embers,
Catalinas etc)
- Coolin' Out--New Group
- Norfleet Jones--Legendary Shagger
- S.P.A. (Shaggers Preservation Association) Update
- Burling Shag Club 5th Anniversary
- Record reviews, charts etc
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