abstract:The Louisiana Blues or New Orleans Blues were a proposed 2006-2007 expansion American Basketball Association franchise in New Orleans, Louisiana. They never played any games.
PopularmusicofsouthernLouisiana that combinesFrenchdance melodies, elements of Caribbean music, and the blues, played by small groupsfeaturing the guitar, the accordion, and a washboard.
This year's Stomp will feature Robert Parker ("Barefootin'"), Jean Knight ("Mr. Big Stuff") and Lazy Lester, a Louisianablues harmonica player whose song--first recorded in the 1960s--lent the festival its name.
Blues guitarist Tab Benoit was looking ahead last January when he brought together some legendary Louisiana musicians for a recording session aimed at publicizing the dangerous erosion of the wetlands.