LOUISIANA MUSIC HALL OF FAME

RICHARD (b. Dec. 5, 1932 – ): There are, quite simply, not enough superlatives to describe the impact Richard Wayne Penniman, aka. Little Richard had

AP, Fox News and CNN reported on September 1, 2005, that legendary rock & roll pioneer Fats Domino was missing and feared dead in the wake of Hurr

Our respect, appreciation, and love of this Louisiana legend has led to us bringing him out of the archives for another visit with you! Enjoy!!! Ri

LET'S REVISIT ONE OF LOUISIANA'S MUSICAL ICONS ... TAKE A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE!!! Born in the cradle of American jazz, Pete Fountain was a skinny bo

STAN LEWIS (b. 1927 – 2018): Stan Lewis was the southern distributor for Chess Records, owned two record labels, owned a record store, and advertised

Allen Toussaint (Jan. 14, 1938–November 10, 2015) created a monster of sorts when he wrote Mother-In-Law for Ernie K-Doe. When K-Doe recorded his sign

Jean Knight didn’t have her first hit until 1971 but it was such a huge hit that it would be impossible to overlook her when discussing Louisiana rock

A WONDERFUL REVISIT OF AN ALL TIME LOUISIANA FAVOR! It was a circuitous odyssey that carried Johnny Horton from Los Angeles, to the fishing waters

ANOTHER 318CENTRAL.COM ARCHIVE REVISIT ... A TREAT!!! Dale Houston and Grace Broussard had known each other barely twenty-four hours when they team