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Frank Moliere
Frank "Little Daddy" Moliere was a traditional jazz piano player and singer from New Orleans.
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Henry Butler
Blind since his birth in New Orleans, Henry Butler transcended life in the public housing projects to earn advanced music degrees and become a respected pianist and vocalist.
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Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter
Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter is one of the most important grassroots musicians of the twentieth century.
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Ida Guillory
"Queen Ida" Guillory and her Bon Temps Zydeco Band have toured nationally and internationally. Guillory has also published a popular cookbook, "Cookin' with Queen Ida."
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Inez Catalon
Inez Catalon was a Louisiana folk singer who specialized in cantiques, a type of French folk song.
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Irma Thomas
R&B singer Irma Thomas, hailed as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans" has been performing and recording since the 1950s.
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Irván J. Pérez
Musician and woodcarver Irván Pérez spent much of his life advocating the preservation of the cultural traditions of Louisiana's Isleño community.
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Iry LeJeune
At a time when popular Cajun music leaned heavily toward western swing bands featuring the fiddle, Iry LeJeune is credited with reintroducing the traditional Cajun accordion.
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James Booker
James Carroll Booker III was a distinctive New Orleans pianist who mixed gospel, boogie-woogie, blues, traditional and modern jazz, and classical music into a unique and breathtaking sound.
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James Burton
James Burton (born August 21, 1939) is one of the most highly respected and prolific guitarists in contemporary popular music.
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Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton was the first important composer and arranger of New Orleans jazz, as well as an agile pianist, a compelling singer, and one of the early jazz world's most flamboyant characters.
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis was one of the founding fathers of rockabilly music.
