Danny Barker Rocks On

The hand of Danny Barker runs down the back of her neck and trails the sharp curves of her body. ”Just like an 18-year-old girl,” says Barker, turning his guitar […]

Boozoo Chavis, Boozoo That’s Who! (Rounder)

The Wild Magnolias with the New Orleans Project, The Wild Magnolias (Polygram)

Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Spinning Around the Sun (Elektra)

Livin’ Large: The Hard Life, Fast Times, and Golden Smile of J. Monque’D

It is a beautiful day in J. Monque’D’s neighborhood. You can’t quite see the Mississippi River from the door of his rented shotgun apartment, but you can feel the cool […]

D.L. Menard’s Chair Factory Burns; Hackberry Ramblers Can Still Do the Cajun Boogie

Looking Back at Festival Acadienne, Zydeco Festival; A Boozoo/Beau Battle Is Filmed

The dB’s, Ride the Wild TomTom (Rhino)

Blue Lu Barker, Blue Lu Barker 1938-1939 (Classics)

Zydeco’s Thorny Crown

Should the late Rockin’ Dopsie be the last to hold the disputed title “King of Zydeco”?   The zydeco crown doesn’t confer many powers. You still pay taxes. You don’t […]