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1979 - Funk Hits Charlotte

Damage to Soul Shack record store
Event Date: 
November 9, 1979
Event Type: 
Turbulent Times 1960-1979

November 9, 1979 - Funk hits Charlotte.

  • Chaos breaks out at the popular Soul Shack, a record store in downtown Charlotte. 
  • Fans of George Clinton’s band Parliament Funkadelic crowd into the store to see the group, breaking a window and inadvertently causing injuries. Band members do eventually arrive to sign autographs.