An update on the state of music and culture in Louisiana from someone who leads world class (and world famous) music tours down there every year…..Thanks to Nancy Covey for bringing the stories and music, JoAnn Mar for engineering, Rob Robinett for keeping track of it all, Vernon for some of the content, and Kevin Vance for general partying in the studio….
- St. James Infirmary Alan Toussaint The Bright Mississippi Nonesuch
- Tipatina Professor Longhair
- It’s Raining Irma Thomas The Best of Irma Thomas Vol 1. Minit / Imperial
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- Gather by the River Davell Crawford Our New Orleans Nonesuch
- Backwater Blues Irma Thomas and Sonny Landreth Soul Queen of New Orleans 50th Anv. Rounder
- Louisiana 1927 Marcia Ball Live Down the Road Alligator
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- Walking to New Orleans Fats Domino Walking to New Orleans Capitol
- Backatown Trombone Shorty Backatown Verve Forecast
- Tell it like it is Neville Brothers The Very Best of the Neville Brothers Rhino
- Down by the Riverside The Blind Boys of Alabama Down in New Orleans Time/Life
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- Little Darlin’ BeauSoleil Alligator Purse YEP Roc
- Chere Cherie Pine Leaf Boys Back Home Valcour
- Allons Rock ‘n Rock Pine Leaf Boys Back Home Valcour
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- Old Time Two-Step Cedric Watson Creole Moon Valcour
- Mon Bon Vieux Mari Anna Laura Edmonson Allons Boire un Coup Valcour
- Everybody’s Havin’ Fun Geno Delafose Le Cowbody Creole Times Square
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- Richard’s Club Beau Jocque Beau Jocque Boogie Rounder
- Lula Lula Don’t You Go To Bingo Boozoo Chavis Putumayo Presents Zydeco Putumayo
- Vagabond Special All-star band of Cajun Musicians Evangeline Made Vanguard
- La Chanson d’une Fille de Quinze Ans Ann Savoy & Linda Ronstadt Evangeline Made Vanguard
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- Devant Ta Porte / Mamou Two Step Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham The Pearl Green Linnet Records
- Ye Banks & Braes O’ Bonnie Doon Dougie MacLean
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- Who Knows Where the Time Goes? Sandy Denny Sandy Denny Compilation Universal Island
- Matty Groves Fairport Convention Liege & Leaf Island Remasters
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- Haul Me Up Richard Thomson Dream Attic Shout Factory
