Billy Diamond

Producer Dave Bartholomew and label owner Lew Chudd are often given the lion’s share of the credit for helping make Fats Domino an international star. However, if it weren’t for […]

Letters April 1999

“Teedy’s” Mama says Thanks As we all know, if we want it to be known, we should “put it in the paper,” and this is the one to send it […]

100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs, Part 7

In late 1997, the Offbeat staff began developing the list of the 100 Essential Louisiana CDs. Our goal was to pick the 100 compact discs that, Individually, represented influential and/or […]

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Lionel Hampton

In this, the heyday for “retro-swing” performers like Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and The Brian Setzer Orchestra, it’s rare to meet someone who has clear recollections from the original swing era […]

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Funky Four: The Neville Brothers Do Mardi Gras on Valence St.

“We’re the brothers/We’re the funky four/funk to the Valence/from the Calliope/like to sing and dance/in the neighborhood/we’re bad as lightning/and we’re loud as thunder/When you hear the Brothers/your body got […]

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Tying Up Loose Ends in Cajun Country

Remember the Dr. Tommy Comeaux Endowed Chair in Traditional Music that was reported in this space last month? Well, it turns out that the fundraising concert known as Medicine Show […]

A Little Help for the Independents, Musician Magazine, New CD Releases, the Wolf is 10 & Much More

Amazon.com, Inc., has announced a new program that helps to solve one of the biggest problems facing independent artists, bands and labels: securing widespread distribution of their CDs. Amazon.com’s Advantage […]

Sherman Robertson & Excello Treasures

Ah, autumn in New Orleans. Hurricane season is over, the dizzying summer heat subsides, and for music fans, the clubs start hoppin’ and fall CDs hit the stores. Former Clifton […]

CSP Records, Assorted Festivals, SxSW, the Mississippi: River of Song & More

Jimmy Rogers, owner of CSP Records, tells us that he has signed Louisiana Music Hall of Fame member and swamp pop legend, Rod Bernard, to a recording contract. “We’re going […]

Fest Feedback, Take Two

What a topic this Jazz Fest booking question is. After posting the question, “What do you think about this year’s Jazz Fest line-up” to our Web site, our mailbox has […]