Music
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis was one of the founding fathers of rockabilly music.
Ben Sandmel
Lee Allen Zeno Adds the Groove Glue
Diverse, inventive, rock-solid, and soulful
Louis Armstrong
New Orleans–born musician Louis Armstrong helped introduce jazz to global audiences.
History
Louis Armstrong
Renowned as a seminal figure in the evolution of jazz, Louis Armstrong is also considered one of the major artistic figures of the twentieth century.
Music
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson, a New Orleans native, was one of the most powerful and influential singers in the history of gospel music.
Music with Porous Boundaries
The proud eclecticism of John Fohl and Corey Ledet
Music
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.”
Music
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.
Music
Rock Music
Rock music in Louisiana grew out of several genres of roots music: blues, rhythm and blues, Cajun, and zydeco.
Music
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is a genre of music that derived from early rock 'n' roll, with a country-music flavor.
Music
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.
