Issue Articles — Cover Story
Frankie Ford: Ooh-Wee Baby!
Someone should tell Frankie Ford he doesn’t need to work this hard. On a Sunday evening in July, Ford’s big black Lincoln Town Car—the one with the “ooh-wee” personalized license […]
Tommy Ridgley: The Comeback Kid
Tommy Ridgley’s long wait is over. The vocalist, pianist and songwriter, who cut his first record in 1949 and was among the city’s upper echelon of R&B stars in the […]
The Mind of Mystikal
Desert Storm veteran and former security guard Michael Tyler, known in the local rap community as Mystikal, was well into the recording of his debut album when his sister was […]
Nouveau Zydeco: Rosie Ledet Pours It On
When Boozoo Chavis returned to zydeco in the early 1980s, his hard-driving button accordion style appealed to young fans who hadn’t been interested in their parents’ sleepy two-steps and waltzes. […]
Nouveau Zydeco: Keith Frank Gets It On
When Boozoo Chavis returned to zydeco in the early 1980s, his hard-driving button accordion style appealed to young fans who hadn’t been interested in their parents’ sleepy two-steps and waltzes. […]
Kermit Ruffins Comes Out Swingin’
The Treme district is soggy under a lifeless gray sky on this chilly Sunday afternoon in February, but the sunny disposition of Kermit Ruffins refuses to be dampened. The neighborhood’s […]
Look at Snooks Now!: Snooks Eaglin on Record, Then and Now
The diminutive man who can’t see is led onto the stage, seated in front of his amplifier, and handed his guitar. His gnarled fingers seek the strings and quickly renew […]
Look at Snooks Eaglin Now!: Big Easy to Big Apple
In my opinion, Snooks Eaglin has always been Guitar Boss of New Orleans. But in the summer of 1959, Snooks was also Guitar Boss of New York City. And I […]
Look at Snooks Eaglin Now!: On the Road Again
Late one foggy night many years ago, a night steeped in the lore of New Orleans R&B, a ’49 Studebaker barreled down a lonely road between Donaldsonville and New Orleans, […]
A (Most Unusual) Year in the Life of Deadeye Dick
Of the more than 100 Louisiana artists that released albums in 1994, none had a year like New Orleans guitar-pop trio Deadeye Dick. In 1994, the lives of Caleb Guillotte, […]
