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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: People from Kershaw County, South Carolina, Bernard Baruch, Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina, Bethune, South Carolina, Camden, South Carolina, Lugoff, South Carolina, Brook Benton, U.S. Route 521, Vonnie Holliday, Camden Military Academy, South Carolina's 5th congressional district, National Register of Historic Places listings in Kershaw County, South Carolina, Richie Williams, Laura Kraut, Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area, John Doby Kennedy, Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr., Camden High School, Richard Rowland Kirkland, U.S. Route 601, John Bordenave Villepigue, Richmond H. Hilton, John C. West, Thomas Austin, Woodward Field, Maurice Fountain, Lane Kirkland, John C. Villepigue, Joseph B. Kershaw, Donald Leroy Truesdale, Vincent Sheheen, Samuel E. Wright, Zachariah C. Deas, Cynthia L. Mahoney, Lake Wateree, Charles S. West, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, WEAF, Mulberry Plantation, Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, Camden Middle School, Bret Garnett, Goodale State Park, Wateree River, Camden Battlefield, Charles Bennett, Tyronne Drakeford, Shawn Elliott, Westville, South Carolina, Antioch, South Carolina. Excerpt: Brook Benton (September 19, 1931 - April 9, 1988) was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly," many of which he co-wrote. He made a comeback in 1970 with the ballad "Rainy Night in Georgia." Benton scored over 50 Billboard chart hits as an artist, and also wrote hits for other performers. Benjamin Franklin Peay was born on September 19, 1931 in Lugoff, South Carolina. When Peay was young he enjoyed gospel music and wrote songs. So in 1948 he went to New York to pursue his music career. He went in and out of gospel g...