Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Carolina Girls is a song by General Norman Johnson of Chairmen of the Board. The song was recorded and released as a single in 1980 on the album Carolina Girl by Surfside Records. While never topping the charts, the song has persisted over the years to become a part of the South Carolina and North Carolina culture and remains a radio and live performance favorite. The song was later recorded by other artists, although not with the success of the original. The song also inspired the book Carolina Girls (ISBN 0-9712521-7-3) by Steven Brown.In an interview with Blues Critic, Danny Woods of Chairman of the Board was asked if \"Carolina girls really are the best\" and explains: \"You know when I first came here (The Carolinas) there was no style. You know you had the New York girls, California girls and they all got the attention. Even songs about them. And that just made Carolina girls feel like nothing but there's quite a difference between Carolina girls now and then. Their self esteem just magnified after that song.\"Fellow Chairman Ken Knox followed up:Girls became prideful. High schools and colleges use that song. Marching bands play \"Carolina Girls\". It's on T-shirts and we're glad about that. It's the all time biggest Carolina beach song now."@en }
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- Carolina_Girls abstract "Carolina Girls is a song by General Norman Johnson of Chairmen of the Board. The song was recorded and released as a single in 1980 on the album Carolina Girl by Surfside Records. While never topping the charts, the song has persisted over the years to become a part of the South Carolina and North Carolina culture and remains a radio and live performance favorite. The song was later recorded by other artists, although not with the success of the original. The song also inspired the book Carolina Girls (ISBN 0-9712521-7-3) by Steven Brown.In an interview with Blues Critic, Danny Woods of Chairman of the Board was asked if \"Carolina girls really are the best\" and explains: \"You know when I first came here (The Carolinas) there was no style. You know you had the New York girls, California girls and they all got the attention. Even songs about them. And that just made Carolina girls feel like nothing but there's quite a difference between Carolina girls now and then. Their self esteem just magnified after that song.\"Fellow Chairman Ken Knox followed up:Girls became prideful. High schools and colleges use that song. Marching bands play \"Carolina Girls\". It's on T-shirts and we're glad about that. It's the all time biggest Carolina beach song now.".