“You Smell Like a Garbage Can!”
The raw, raucous blues of Boogie Bill Webb
Ben Sandmel
A Final Album but No Swan Song
Aaron Neville's My True Story
History
Amédé Ardoin
One of southern Louisiana's first great recording artists was a Creole accordionist and singer named Amede Ardoin.
America Hears Itself
New documentary on traditional music combines vintage and contemporary material
Music
An Inventive, Inspired Inundation
Bold New Directions for Veteran Musicians
New releases from Charles Lloyd & the Marvels + Lucinda Williams and Walter “Wolfman” Washington
Music
Buddy Bolden
Cornetist Buddy Bolden was the first documented player of New Orleans jazz.
Music
Carol Fran
Singer and pianist Carol Fran is a blues, swamp pop, R&B, and jazz musician whose work reflects the influence of southwest Louisiana's culture.
Commodifying Traditional Music
The prolific, controversial career of Ralph S. Peer
Music
Dave Bartholomew
A longtime pillar of the New Orleans rhythm and blues community, Dave Bartholomew was a trumpeter, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, producer, bandleader, and astute businessman.
Eighteen Years of Hackberry Rambling
The gift of playing with venerable innovators
01/04
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