Louisiana Saturday night: looking for a good time in south Louisiana's juke joints, honky-tonks, and dance halls
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Main Author: Cook, Alex V. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press ©2012
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Item Description:Includes index
From backwoods bars and small-town dives to swampside dance halls and converted clapboard barns, Louisiana Saturday Night offers an anecdotal history and experiential guidebook to some of the Gumbo State's most unique blues, Cajun, and zydeco clubs. Music critic Alex V. Cook uncovers south Louisiana's wellspring of musical tradition, showing us that indigenous music exists not as an artifact to be salvaged by preservationists, but serves as a living, breathing, singing, laughing, and crying part of Louisiana culture. Louisiana Saturday Night takes the reader to both offbeat and traditional ven
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Teddy's Juke Joint, Zachary; BATON ROUGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS; Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's, Baton Rouge; Boutin's, Baton Rouge; Chelsea's Café, Baton Rouge; DETOUR: Buddy Stewart's Rock Shop and the Rhythm Museum, Baton Rouge; Phil Brady's, Baton Rouge; DETOUR: Tabby's Blues Box, Baton Rouge; Floyd's Morley Marina, Brusly; Hymel's Seafood Restaurant, Convent; Grace's Lounge, Gonzales; DETOUR: Swamp Pop Festival, Gonzales; The Black Pearl, Port Allen; DETOUR: Searching for Emma's, Port Allen; Magnolia Café, St. Francisville; CAJUN COUNTRY.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 180 pages)
ISBN:0807144568
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