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===Music=== In the realm of popular music, [[James Taylor]], [[George Hamilton IV]], [[Southern Culture on the Skids]], [[Superchunk]], [[Polvo]], [[Archers of Loaf]], [[Ben Folds Five]], [[The Kingsbury Manx]], [[Spider Bags]] and more recently [[Porter Robinson]], are among the most notable musical artists and acts whose careers began in Chapel Hill. The town has also been a center for the modern revival of [[old-time music]] and [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] with composer as [[Elizabeth Cotten]] and such bands as the Ayr Mountaineers, Hollow Rock String band, [[Watchhouse|Watchhouse (formerly known as Mandolin Orange)]], [[Steep Canyon Rangers]], [[Mipso]], the Tug Creek Ramblers, [[Tift Merritt|Two Dollar Pistols]], the Fuzzy Mountain String band, Big Fat Gap and the [[Red Clay Ramblers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://originalredclayramblers.com/music.htm |title=Music of the Red Clay Ramblers |website=Originalredclayramblers.com |access-date=January 10, 2016}}</ref> Chapel Hill was also the founding home of now Durham-based [[Merge Records]]. [[Bruce Springsteen]] has made a point to visit the town on four occasions. His most recent appearance was on September 15, 2003, at [[Kenan Memorial Stadium]] with the [[E Street Band]]. [[U2]] also performed at Kenan on the first American date of their 1983 [[War Tour]], where [[Bono]] climbed up to the top of the stage, during pouring rain and lightning, holding up a white flag for peace. The 2011 [[John Craigie (musician)|John Craigie]] song, "[[October is the Kindest Month|Chapel Hill]]", is about the singer's first visit there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jambandfriendly.com/reviews/45-interview-john-craigie-album-review |title=John Craigie's New Album "October is The Kindest Month" is a Work of Art from Beginning To End |website=Jambandfriendly.com |date=October 11, 2011 |access-date=January 10, 2016}}</ref> One song from ''[[Dirty (Sonic Youth album)|Dirty]]'', a [[Sonic Youth]] album, is named after the town.
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