Alicia Keys

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. The Chattooga River, located on the border between South Carolina and Georgia, is a favorite whitewater rafting destination. She is planning to release an Unplugged album in April 2005. Also located in the Upcountry is Table Rock State Park and Caesar's Head State Park. on September 24, 2004. Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina's highest point (elevation 3560 ft.) is located in this area.

Keys became an Honorary Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha  (http://www.aka1908.com) Sorority, Inc. Highest in elevation is the Upcountry, containing an escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which continue into North Carolina and Georgia, as part of the southern Appalachian chain. She eventually went home with 4 Grammys (Best R&B Album for The Diary of Alicia Keys; Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "If I Ain't Got You"; Best R&B Song for "You Don't Know My Name"); and Best R&B Duo or Group ("My Boo" with Usher). The Cherokee Parkway contains a scenic driving route through this area. At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards ceremonies held on February 13, 2005, she gave a powerful solo performance of the single "If I Ain't Got You", and then joined Jamie Foxx and Quincy Jones in a stirring rendition of the Hoagy Carmichael song made famous by the late Ray Charles, "Georgia On My Mind". The upper part of the Piedmont is also known as the Foothills. In late 2003, Keys released her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, which shot straight up to the top of the Billboard R&B charts, selling over 610,000 copies its 1st week. The larger rivers are navigable up to the fall line, providing a trade route for mill towns.

Some critics went on to accuse her of outright plagiarism, especially in the case of her single "Fallin'", which interpolates James Brown's "It's A Man's World" right down to the string arrangement. The fall line was an important early source of water power, and mills built to harness this resource encouraged the growth of several cities, including the capital, Columbia. Keys' work had a sound similar to 1970s soul singers like Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye, with hip hop influences like those apparent in neo soul artists like Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and D'Angelo. At the edge of the Piedmont is the fall line, where rivers drop to the coastal plain. Critical reviews were mostly positive. Much of the Piedmont was once farmed, with little success, and is now reforested. As such, she established a large fanbase of devoted fans, making her one of the most popular artists of the early years of the twenty-first century. It tends to be hilly, with thin, stony clay soils, and contains few areas suitable for farming.

Because she wrote her own songs and played several instruments very well, consumers saw Keys as an original voice at a time when the musical marketplace was flooded with pop bands that were little more than an attractive front for the creative energies of others. The Piedmont area contains the roots of an ancient, eroded mountain chain. With it she won five Grammy Awards in 2002 (see 2002 in music). Just west of the coastal plain is the Sand Hills region, which is thought to contain remnants of old coastal dunes from a time when the land was sunken, or the oceans were higher. Songs in A Minor was a commercially successful album. The bays tend to be oval, lining up in a northwest to southeast orientation. Following her mentor Clive Davis to his newly-formed J Records label, she released her debut album Songs in A Minor, the title being a reference to both her classical aspirations and to the fact that she wrote most of the songs while still being very young. An unusual feature of the coastal plain is a large number of Carolina bays, the origins of which are uncertain, though one prominent theory suggests that they were created by a meteor shower.

She briefly attended Columbia University on a scholarship before devoting herself to a full-time musical career. The coastline contains many salt marshes and estuaries, as well as natural ports such as Georgetown and Charleston. Keys graduated as valedictorian from the Professional Performing Arts School, a public high school in Manhattan at the age of 16 years old. Areas with better drainage make excellent farmland, though some land is swampy. Keys's mother was the one who most supported her during the time when Keys was developing her talents. The lower part of the state is the Coastal Plain, which is nearly flat, composed entirely of recent sediments such as sand, silt, and clay. She wrote her first song "Butterflyz" at the age of fourteen; the song can be found on her debut album. South Carolina is composed of four geographic areas, whose boundaries roughly parallel the northeast/southwest Atlantic coastline.

She learned classical music by composers such as Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin, who was her favorite composer. Other important cities are Charleston, Greenville, Spartanburg, Sumter, and Florence. She began playing piano when she was seven. The capital and largest city is Columbia. Alicia's maternal grandmother is Puerto Rican. South Carolina is bounded to the north by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia, located across the Savannah River, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. She was born to a Italian mother, Terri Augello, and a Black father, Craig Cook and was raised in the Hell's Kitchen section of New York City. The three largest Protestant denominations in South Carolina are: Baptist (47% of the total state population), Methodist (16%), Presbyterian (4%).

Alicia Keys (born Alicia Augello-Cook on January 25, 1981 in Manhattan, New York City, USA) is a popular R&B/soul vocalist and pianist. The religious affiliations of the citizens of South Carolina are:. 2004 "Karma" #20 US. Females made up approximately 51.4% of the population. 2004 "My Boo" (with Usher) #1 US, #5 UK - Platinum certification. 6.6% of South Carolina's population were reported as under 5, 25.2% under 18, and 12.1% were 65 or older. Tony! Toni! Tone!) #8 US. The 5 largest ancestry groups in South Carolina are African American (29.5%), American (13.9%), German (8.4%), English (8.4%), Irish (7.9%).

2004 "Diary" (feat. The racial makeup of the state is:. 2004 "If I Ain't Got You" #4 US, #18 UK - Platinum certification. Census Bureau, as of 2003, South Carolina's population was estimated at 4,147,152 people. 2003 "You Don't Know My Name" #3 US, #19 UK. According to the U.S. 2002 "Girlfriend" #24 UK. See also List of Governors of South Carolina.

Alicia Keys) #2 US, #6 UK. Terms are staggered, and there are no limits on the number of terms a justice may serve. 2002 "Gangsta Lovin'" (Eve feat. Comprised of the Chief Justice, and four Associate Justices, Supreme Court judges are appointed to ten year terms by the General Assembly. 2002 "How Come You Don't Call Me" #59 US, #26 UK. The Supreme Court is South Carolina's highest court. 2002 "A Woman's Worth" #7 US, #18 UK. The Court may preside in any state county.

Alicia Keys and Eve) #37 UK. The Court is comprised of a Chief Judge, and eight associate judges, and may hear cases as the whole Court, or as three panels with three judges each. 2002 "Brotha Part II" (Angie Stone feat. The Court of Appeals is selected by the General Assembly for staggered, six-year terms. 2001 "Fallin'" #1 US, #3 UK. The Court of Appeals handles Circuit Court and Family Court appeals, excepting appeals that are within the seven classes of exclusive Supreme Court jurisdiction. 1). The state has sixteen judicial circuits, each with at least one resident circuit judge.

2003: The Diary of Alicia Keys [4x Platinum--U.S.] (2 weeks at No. The court maintains limited appelate jurisdiction over the Probate Court, Magistrate's Court, Municipal Court, and the Administrative Law Judge Division. 1). The Circuit Court is the general jurisdiction court for South Carolina, comprised of the Civil Court, the Court of Common Pleas, and the Court of General Sessions, which is the criminal court. 2001: Songs in A Minor [6x Platinum--U.S.] (3 weeks at No. Some criminal charges may come under Circuit Court jurisdiction. Longest Note:. The Family Court deals with all matters of domestic and family relationships, as well as generally maintaining exclusive jurisdiction over cases involving minors under the age of seventeen, excepting traffic and game law violations.

Vocal Range: [approx.]2.5 octaves (C3-E5). Judicial Branch. Lowest note: C3 (The Life). The Judicial Branch consists of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Circuit Court, Family Court, and other divisions. Highest note: E5 (You Don't Know My Name). The Legislature meets in the South Carolina State House. Voice type: Contralto. The Legislative Branch is the bicameral South Carolina Legislature,also known as the General Assembly, consisting of the Senate, with 46 members, and the 124 member House of Representatives.

The Executive branch is headed by the Governor, who is elected every four years by popular vote. South Carolina's state government is very similar to the Federal government of the United States, consisting of Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. State Government. Students from The Citadel fired the first shots of the war at Union troops in Fort Sumter.

The initial battle of this war happened at Fort Sumter, which stands on an island in Charleston harbor. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the United States in 1860, in order to form the Confederate States of America, which precipitated the Civil War. On February 5, 1778 South Carolina became the first state to ratify the first constitution of the United States, the Articles of Confederation. Several ships in the United States Navy have been named USS South Carolina in honor of this state.

As of 2004, the state's population is 4,198,068. The state is named after King Charles I of England. The Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. South Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Other Religions ? 1%. Other Christian ? 2%. Roman Catholic ? 6%. Protestant ? 86%.

1% mixed race. 0.3% American Indian. 0.9% Asian. 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.

29.5% Black. 66.1% White.