South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union (Dec. 1860), and was one of the founder members of the Confederacy (Feb. 1861). The bombardment of the beleaguered U.S. garrison at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbour on April 12th 1861 is normally reckoned as the first military engagement of the war.
Homecoming (Kanye West song) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Homecoming is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West featuring uncredited vocals from Chris Martin, lead singer of the British alternative rock band Coldplay, whom he met during an impromptu jam session at Abbey Road Studios in 2006. It was released as the final single from West's third album Graduation (2007).
The song was number one on the Singing News Chart from January-June, 1988. It was also the Song of the Year in 1988. Ivan Parker who now has a solo career is most Identified with the song in the Southern Gospel Market.He has sung the song in several of Bill Gaither's Homecoming videos. In 1989, the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir recorded the song with Michael English singing solo with the choir. The song Midnight Rider, a hit for the Allman Brothers in 1970, was written by Gregg Allman and Robert Payne. Joe Cocker did a version of this song, as did Alison Krauss â¦ , and Paul Davidson had a hit in England with a reggae version of the song. 17 people found this useful.