Jimmy Hicks: The Answering Man

John Fred and His Playboy Band, Somebody’s Knockin’ (TJ Records)

Jo’el Sonnier, Yesterday with Jo’el Sonnier

Masters of Louisiana Music: Rockin’ Sidney Simien

Born: April 9, 1938 Lebeau, Louisiana Died: February 25, 1998 Lake Charles, Louisiana In 1984, Rockin’ Sidney Simien released the biggest selling zydeco single of all time, “My Toot Toot.” […]

Obituary: Walter Lewis

Walter Lewis 1914-2002 Walter Lewis, one of the last of the New Orleans piano professors, died at his home June 10, 2002. He was 87. Born in Prairieville, Louisiana, September […]

Teddy Royal: Guitar Monarch

A favorite of producers Dave Bartholomew, Allen Toussaint, Senator Jones, Isaac Bolden, and Wardell Quezergue during the 1970s, Teddy Royal was one of the busiest guitarists in New Orleans. Adept […]

Piney Brown/Eddie Mack, Hoot & Holler Saturday Night! (Delmark)

Syl and Jimmy Johnson, Two Johnsons Are Better Than One (Evidence)

Alec “Guitar Slim” Seward, Louis “Jelly Belly” Hayes, Blind Willie McTell, “Champion” Jack Dupree and Brownie McGhee, The Back Porch Boys (Delmark)

Various Artists, The Best of Cajun Hits Vol. 1 & 2 (Swallow)