Winter 2015
About Our Cover
- “C’est ma génération: The Lost Bayou Ramblers” by Eve Abrams
- “Clifton Chenier’s Zydeco Road” by Todd Mouton
- “James Burton: Defining Rock and Roll Guitar”, a conversation with David Johnson
- “My Louisiana Muse” photo essay by Zack Smith; foreword by Darrell Bourque
- “Jordan Noble: Drummer, Soldier, Statesman” by Jerry Brock
- “Rhythm Revealers” by Alex Rawls
- “The King of Royal Street: W.G. Tebault and the Poetry of Furniture” by Cybèle T. Gontar
Contents
10 Fascinating Facts About the Civil War in Louisiana
Soul of the South
Louisiana Radio Stations and the (Inconvenient) Local Music Lacuna
Clifton Chenier's Zydeco Road
Departments
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Articles
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Jordan Noble: Drummer, Soldier, Statesman
The incredible life of a marching music pioneer
Winter 2015
Soul of the South
An exhibition at the Louisiana State Museum reveals the boundless creativity and eccentricity of Southern artists.
Magazine
Rhythm Revealers
Bloggers dig deep to preserve the unsung heroes of Louisiana music
Winter 2015
Mardi Gras 1979
Photographer Rob McClaran documented Mardi Gras the year of the 1979 police strike
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The King of Royal Street
W.G. Tebault and the poetry of furniture
Latest
10 Fascinating Facts About the Civil War in Louisiana
Book Excerpt
Clifton Chenier's Zydeco Road
Clifton Chenier’s path in the zydeco musician’s own words and those of his fellow travelers and bandmates
Geographer's Space
Louisiana Radio Stations and the (Inconvenient) Local Music Lacuna
Louisiana is the birthplace of several musical genres, but when locals turn their radios on, something very different is likely to come out
Magazine
James Burton: Defining Rock and Roll Guitar
Legendary guitarist James Burton sits down for a chat with David Johnson
Sweet Crude’s Bilingual Ebullience
Sweet Crude, a New Orleans-based band, enjoys great popularity in cutting-edge Cajun and Francophone circles.
Winter 2015
The Great Outdoors
Greek theaters and their modern offspring have been springing up across Louisiana
