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Hello, Newbery Medal
Erin Entrada Kelly Wins The Newbery Medal By Justin Morris I share a birthday with some pretty cool people — the great Freddie Mercury, Werner Herzog, Jesse James, King Louis XIV and even a
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A Visit With Louis Michot Of The Grammy-Winning Louisiana Band By Justin Morris I’m fairly certain that if you could travel back in Cajun music history and show Iry LeJeune and Amédé Ardoin a
Read More »The Generation Gap
By Justin Morris It’s 6 am, and in any given city in America, the airwaves are all a flutter with those duo-based morning shows that are all peppy, upbeat, zany or whatever variation on
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A New Children’s Book Is Part Of His Effort To Keep Cajun Culture Alive Story By Justin Morris • Photos By David Simpson It’s hard to imagine 65 years of major label recording contracts,
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The Cajun Roots Run Deep By Justin Morris Oft-forgotten and unsung heroes of the musical world are the men and women on the “one and twos” — flipping vinyls, sliding pots or punching buttons
Read More »Heartaches And Rattlesnakes
Justin Martindale’s New Album Uses Melodic Songs To Spin A Story Of Heartbreak Story By Justin Morris Photos By Emily Martingale, Martindale Media Group In recent years, the term “Americana,” as it relates to
Read More »Have A Cigar
A Tobacco Pilgrimage To El Paraiso, Honduras By Justin Morris It may be hard for many of you to imagine, but my life does exist outside the world of performers and artistic works
Read More »Le boute s’approche
Story By Justin Morris Photos By David Simpson Our nice little corner of the Bayou State has certainly seen its share of talented and influential musicians over the decades, many whose name and influence
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