In a Blue Mood

Corey Ledet Corey Ledet Zydeco Nouveau Electric Records Houston born Corey Ledet keeps the zydeco flame burning bright with this new release...

These reviews originally appeared in the June 1978 Buffalo Jazz Report (Issue 52). I do not recall if I purchased these or received review ...

Goldman Thibodeaux and the Lawtell Playboys La Danse à St. Ann's Nouveau Electric Records This new album is a real surprise and de...

This edition of Take 5 brings us a short playlist of Clifton Chenier, The King of Zydeco who left us so many years ago. Zydeco is the music ...

Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band Standing on Faith Corey Ledet has been one of the vital 'young' voices in Zydeco for over a deca...

Todd Mouton Way Down in Louisiana: Clifton Chenier, Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop Music University of Louisiana at Lafayette Just releas...

Today they are having a party at my office to celebrate my upcoming retirement. Knowing my interest in music they asked me to prepare some m...

While some of today’s zydeco sounds not far removed from hip hop and rap, it is a joy to find artists who music is still inspired and shaped...

There is a myth that there was very little new blues of note recorded in the 1970s. The fact is labels like Alligator, Delmark and Blind P...

If you are looking for a holiday present for the blues and/or zydeco fan, then the superb, Texas Zydeco is a book that should be considered...

2009-0614 DEJF at Sylvan-2324-1 Originally uploaded by NoVARon The following is an excerpt of an article I did on the 2009 Duke Ellington Fe...

20080625-2008_Smithsonian_Folklife_Festival-1085 Originally uploaded by NoVARon Texas, along with Bhutan and NASA (yes NASA) are featured at...

Continuing my write-up of the music I saw in New Orleans the last week of April, 2008, here is the portion devoted to Day 3. The earlier day...