Scuppernong Scuppernong River in North Carolina mainly along the coastal plain. It was first mentioned as a "white grape" in a written logbook by the Florentine explorer Giovanni de Verrazzano while exploring the Cape Fear River Valley in 1524. He wrote "...Many vines growing naturally there...". Sir Walter Raleigh's explorers, the captains Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe, wrote in 1584 that North Carolina's coast was "...so full of grapes as the very beating and surge of the sea overflowed them...in all the world, the like abundance is not to be found." He may have been referring to Sargasso seaweed from coral
Cry Me a River (album) scoring of 'Beautiful Love' and a strolling, bluesy take of the usually bittersweet 'You Don't Know What Love Is'." The AllMusic reviewer concluded that the recording "leaves the listener wanting more from the trio". Cry Me a River (album) Cry Me a River is an album led by pianist John Hicks, with bassist Dwayne Burno and drummer Victor Lewis. "John Hicks was very much in demand during the last two decades of his life, often releasing several CDs annually for a variety of labels." The album was recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, Studio A, New York City, on June 27,