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Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson, a New Orleans native, was one of the most powerful and influential singers in the history of gospel music.
Ben Sandmel
Music with Porous Boundaries
The proud eclecticism of John Fohl and Corey Ledet
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Nellie Lutcher
Nellie Lutcher was a renowned singer and pianist from Lake Charles.
History
Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield was a renowned R&B songwriter with hits including “Hit the Road, Jack” and “Please Send Me Someone to Love.”
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Professor Longhair
Henry Roeland Byrd, also known as Professor Longhair, was a New Orleans rhythm & blues pianist who came to personify the city's cultural renaissance of the 1970s.
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Rock Music
Rock music in Louisiana grew out of several genres of roots music: blues, rhythm and blues, Cajun, and zydeco.
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Rockabilly
Rockabilly is a genre of music that derived from early rock 'n' roll, with a country-music flavor.
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Shape Note Singing
Shape-note singing dates from the late seventeenth century and is a system of printed shapes, instead of standard music notation, to help untrained singers learn how to read the music.
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Sidney Bechet
Clarinetist and soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet was one of the first great soloists of traditional New Orleans jazz.
History
Son House
The guitar style of Edward James “Son” House has influenced blues musicians since the 1930s.
Sweet Crude’s Bilingual Ebullience
Sweet Crude, a New Orleans-based band, enjoys great popularity in cutting-edge Cajun and Francophone circles.
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