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Mark your calendars for April 30th, the end of “Jazz Appreciation Month,” and the day that Herbie Hancock and Jazz lovers everywhere will be celebrating International Jazz Day.
Jazz was born in Brass and bacon grease down in the Tremé . This year, The famed neighborhood celebrates the 200th anniversary of it’s annexation into New Orleans.
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Though the song has been featured in dozens of movies, it’s lyrics continue to be somewhat of a mystery. The song, like so many traditional folk songs, has a long and storied history, winding from rushed phonetic translation in New Orleans to a misheard title in Chess Records and far beyond and before.
7 Walkers, Anders Osborne, EOTO, Leftover Salmon, Los Lobos, Grammy Award Winners Rebirth Brass Band, & more
Just a month after spinal fusion surgery, New Orleans legend Bryan Lee wants fans to know the procedure was a success &how very grateful he is to everyone who bestowed him & his wife with their prayers, gifts, and support.
Matthew Davidson, a 13-year-old blues and rock guitarist who the American Blues Scene interviewed back in May, has won the 2011 Robert Johnson New Generation Award!
Today is the birthday of the funky, enigmatic, and wildly talented Professor Longhair, who’s outstanding life and music have touched millions for generations.
It is with deep sadness that we must pass along the news that the enigmatic Hoodoo bluesman Coco Robicheaux, who…
The House of the Rising Sun may evoke memories of The Animals, but the song has a hidden & shockingly broad history, spanning every folk-inspired corner of the U.S. & dating back nearly 100 years.