Music
Allen Toussaint
Based in New Orleans, Allen Toussaint composed, produced, arranged, and played piano on scores of classic R&B hits from the late 1950s through the 1970s, in addition to recording several solo albums.
Paul Kauppila
Music
Buckwheat Zydeco
Accordionist Stanley Dural, Jr., was zydeco's most commercially successful performer and an unofficial ambassador of the musical genre and Creole culture. Better known as "Buckwheat Zydeco," Dural helped introduce traditional Creole music to the mainstream.
Music
Buddy Guy
Louisiana-born guitarist and singer George "Buddy" Guy is the major link to the electric Chicago blues sound of the 1950s and 1960s.
Music
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Louisiana singer and pianist Clarence "Frogman" Henry Jr., will forever be identified with the 1956 novelty rhythm & blues classic "Ain't Got No Home."
History
Cosimo Matassa
Italian American businessman, studio owner, and recording engineer Cosimo Matassa was one of the seminal figures of popular recorded music.
Music
Dale Hawkins
Raised in northeastern Louisiana, Dale Hawkins is most famous for "Susie Q" which the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame named among the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.
Music
Lee Dorsey
Vocalist Lee Dorsey recorded some of the biggest rhythm and blues hits of the 1960s.
Music
Slim Harpo
Baton Rouge guitarist, singer, and harmonica player James "Slim Harpo" Moore, one of the last traditional blues musicians to achieve pop success, was an important influence on many 1960s rock bands.
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