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Music writer and cultural historian Roger Hahn provides an intimate glimpse into a music genesis and legacy that has spread across the globe. From creating new categories of music like jazz and zydeco to adding new sounds to older genres like rhythm and blues, rock n roll, funk, and hip-hop, Louisiana has put her stamp on them all. With an introduction that includes an impressive overview of the states contribution to Americas music history, Hahn launches into biographies of twenty musicians and musical groups who have shapedand are shapingthe face of our musical landscape. Included are well-known figures like Louis Armstrong, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, The Boswell Sisters, Mahalia Jackson, Harry Connick, Jr., Lil Wayne, and Hunter Hayes. Right beside them are lesser-known but no less significant or influential figures including Jelly Roll Morton, Clifton Chenier, Steve Riley & The Mamou Players, Trombone Shorty, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Buddy Guy. The biographies present a small capsule of the artists cultural inheritances, influences, and accomplishments. A full-color portrait by artist Chris Osborne accompanies each profile in this testament to Louisianas musical legac

Author
Roger Hahn
Publisher
Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company
Published
2016
Language
EN
ISBN
9781455621033
Subjects
Music, Biography, Memoir

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