LOUISIANA MUSIC HALL OF FAME

318Central.com extends heartfelt love for our dear friend, Leon Medica, as his passing has impacted us all. RIP, Leon, we are so honored to have s

The year of her birth is uncertain, but there’s no ignoring the impact that Mahalia Jackson had on gospel music.  The daughter of a Baptist preacher,

THIS WAS SUCH A WELL RECEIVED STORY, WE THOUGHT YOU WOULD ENJOY REVISITING IT ... Born in Campti, Louisiana, Floyd Cramer grew up in the tiny sawmi

Besides his hit withYou Talk Too Much, Joe Jones’s other major contribution to the New Orleans music legacy was the discovery of a group called The Di

It produced one of the worst album covers ever but there’s no question that the 1956 song Ain’t Got No Home launched the career of Clarence “Frogman”

Dozens of Musicians Rallying to Benefit Louisiana Music Hall of Fame at Baton Rouge's TEXAS CLUB November 16 “Louisiana Music Homecoming II," a four-

(MARTHA, b. June 9, 1905 – d. July 2, 1958; CONNEE, b. Dec. 3, 1907 – d. Oct. 11, 1976, and HELVETIA “VET,” b. May 20, 1911 – d. Nov. 12, 1988): Re

Born Leonard Arthur Capello Jr., in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 22, 1942, Lenny Capello has traveled a road similar to that of many

A guitar player since his teenage years, he hung out at the Blues Box, a music club and cultural center in Baton Rouge run by guitarist Tabby Thomas.