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Louisiana Music: A Journey From R&b To Zydeco, Jazz To Country, Blues To Gospel, Cajun Music To Swamp Pop To Carnival Music And Beyond
by
Rick Koster
What is it about Louisiana that breeds and attracts musicians? There are literally hundreds of them learn too about the styles unique to Louisiana, like voodoo music, swamp pop, second-line brass bands, and Mardi Gras Indian tribes. With the laid-back charm and easy appeal that defines the state, Koster has created a survey as uniquely and teemingly rich with sound and sto...more
Paperback, 344 pages
Published
February 21st 2002
by Da Capo Press
(first published February 2002)
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Author's voice is occasionally irksome but it's certainly jam packed with history and important figures across basically all styles (including ones not immediately associated with NO and LA like classical). If you're a fan of the music you'll want to read with a pen and paper nearby for jotting down names to follow up. Not surprisingly the blues/r&b/soul/funk/Cajun/creole/zydeco sections are the best, finding enough material for the rock and country -excluding swamp pop- is obviously a stretc...more
If you can't cite the distinctions among Creole, Cajun and Zydeco music, or you believe them to be interchangeable monikers for the same thing, this book is for you. I cant think of another state that has given this country the variety of musical styles. This read will have you building killer internet radio stations on Pandora and perusing the iTunes store to hear for yourself what is being discussed in the various chapters. You might even run out and buy a button accordion in a fit of irration...more
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