A son of sharecropping parents, Jimmie Davis was a hugely successful singer and twice served as governor of Louisiana, both times defeating a ticket t
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Dave Bartholomew (Dec. 24, 1918-June 23, 2019) was a catalyst in molding and shaping the New Orleans sound during rock & roll’s formative
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James “SugarBoy” Crawford (born October 12, 1934-September 25, 2012) is a New Orleans R&B artist and the author of the classic Jock-A-Mo in 1954,
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THIS FANTASTIC STORY BRINGS LOUISIANA MUSIC TO US ALL!!! Ernest Kador, Jr. (Feb. 22, 1936–July 5, 2001) was once quoted as saying, “I’m not sure, b
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One of Hollywood’s most sought-after composers, Bill Conti has won one Oscar and three Emmy awards, but the work in the LSU graduate’s television and
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The guitar riffs of Deacon John Moore can be heard on literally hundreds of those historic New Orleans recordings that produced so many R&B and ro
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Andy Griggs often says his influences in music are like a pot of gumbo. Growing up in Monroe, LA, he was raised on Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggert,
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With all the accolades that have come the way of Art, Charles, and Cyril Neville, as well as the Meters, the most visible of the four – and arguably t
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Born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, Buddy Guy was a protégée of Muddy Waters and Guitar Slim. He began performing with Baton Rouge bands in the early 1950
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HERE'S A LOUISIANA LEGEND FROM THE ARCHIVES ... Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 - December 12, 1987), a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas,
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