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Release Date: 01-05-2002
Label: Rough Guides
Catalog Number: RG1094-2
Barcode: 605633109429
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisian-i-a; Dr Michael White [06:48] | 9 | Slow Motion Zydeco; John Delafose & The Eunice Playboys [03:20] |
| 2 | Marie Laveaux; ¡cubanismo! John Boutté & The Yockamo Al [04:45] | 10 | Bunk's Blues; Beausoleil [04:14] |
| 3 | La Danse De Mardi Gras; Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys [03:51] | 11 | Allons A Lafayette; Mack Manuel, Jesse Legé & The Lake Charles Ramblers [03:45] |
| 4 | Mardi Gras Blues; Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers [06:21] | 12 | Black Snake Blues/I Can't Go Home No More; Nathan, The Zydeco Cha Chas & Michael Doucet [06:11] |
| 5 | Bye And Bye; Kermit Ruffins [04:41] | 13 | Iko Iko; Zachary Richard [03:54] |
| 6 | Give Me The Flowers While I'm Livin'; Champion Jack Dupree [04:57] | 14 | Hold To God's Unchanging Hand; Irma Thomas [03:05] |
| 7 | Waiting For A Train; Dr John [03:18] | 15 | You Are My Sunshine; Magnificent Seventh's Band [05:30] |
| 8 | Walkin' To New Orleans; Buckwheat Zydeco [04:32] | ||
Description:
The Rough Guide to the Music of Louisiana is a vibrant and diverse collection providing the perfect introduction to the 'Well Spring of America's Music'. Louisiana, widely touted as the birthplace of jazz, is also home to many other styles, including blues, gospel, rock and roll, Cajun and zydeco. The state is a cultural gumbo brewed from a dynamic mix of indigenous inhabitants and settlers including French, Spanish, English, German, Acadians, Africans and many more. This Rough Guide presents popular hits from this unique state, which has been hugely influential in contemporary music.
