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ALBUM REVIEWS

Marc Broussard’s “Chance Worth Taking” Earns the Risk

Thirty seconds into “You’ll Be Sorry,” the opening cut on Marc Broussard’s Chance Worth Taking, the question is already answered. The Louisiana…
A joyful evening in the bayou
HISTORY

Swamp Blues: The Complete History of Louisiana’s Sound

Swamp blues emerged from Louisiana’s bayou country in the 1950s, sounding like nothing else in American music. Indeed, a white record producer…
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ARTISTS

Bobby Rush: The Remarkable King of the Chitlin’ Circuit

Bobby Rush: The Remarkable King of the Chitlin’ Circuit Bobby Rush got the call on a Tuesday. Ryan Coogler needed a harmonica…
Jonathon Boogie Long
ARTISTS

Jonathon Boogie Long: Baton Rouge Prodigy Carries On

Jonathon Boogie Long: An Epic New Force in the Blues At fourteen years old, Jonathon Boogie Long made a choice that most…
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ARTISTS

D.K. Harrell: Young Houston Traditionalist Keeping It Real

A two-year-old boy sat in a living room in Ruston, Louisiana, and heard B.B. King pour out of the speakers. He didn’t…
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