Louisiana Sounds Across the CountryMain MenuCajun MusicThe Founding Genre of Louisiana Music. Cajun and Creole music is responsible for the creation of Zydeco music. It is said that Cajun music owed a great deal of its style to Afro-Creole accordion and fiddle music. This music was extremely influential and because of the presence of the Afro-Creole style modern Cajun music and Zydeco was able to take form.Jazz MusicJazz was created in Louisiana and its impact across the country and even around the world is as great ever. Jazz music is so popular, an introduction is somewhat unnecessary~Zydeco MusicZydeco music and Cajun music used to be mentioned together almost as one in the same, but as time went on Zydeco and Cajun music became their own genres. Today Zydeco has representative legends such Clifton Chenier and Mr. Buckwheat Zydeco, to name a few, grew a large fanbase that is spread all throughout the United States.Swamp PopSwamp pop is definitely Louisiana born and is its own interpretation of rock 'n' roll. "It's a cousin to Zydeco and Cajun music, but is the red-headed stepchild that never got the recognition that the other two did."About and FAQsShalanda Plowdenc04c2b753ec73bf64ffe19b89f4d09f62276c905
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1media/license_plate_map_usa_60in_2012_ed3_lg.jpg2017-11-28T18:02:56-08:00Shalanda Plowdenc04c2b753ec73bf64ffe19b89f4d09f62276c9052563016"You can find Louisiana in everything," Landreth once told me during an interview, after demonstrating how to play Jimi Hendrix's "Crosstown Traffic" as blistering Cajun blues. Here is more proof--a dozen dispatches from way down in the state, by a writer who has done the miles and vividly caught the people he's heard and met along the way. It is not the Louisiana in everything. But it's close."~ David Fricke -Rolling Stone July 14th 2015image_header2017-11-30T00:31:18-08:00University of Louisiana Lafayette Dupre Library Special Collections Cajun and Creole Music CollectionMouton, Todd. Way down in Louisiana: Clifton Chenier, Cajun, Zydeco, and Swamp Pop Music. University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, 2015.Shalanda Plowdenc04c2b753ec73bf64ffe19b89f4d09f62276c905Many do not realize or often acknowledge the contributions to music that Louisiana has made. Four musical genres of Louisiana crossed Louisiana's state borders and were played in well-known cities such as Chicago, New York, and big states such as Texas and California. The artists being spotlighted from these genres are grouped accordingly. Louisiana Sounds Across the Country feature Zydeco artists like legendary Clifton Chenier and Buckwheat Zydeco; Jazz legends like Louis Armstrong and Wynton Marsalis; Swamp Pop stars like Warren Storm and Bobby Charles; Cajun music legends such as D.L. Mendard and Michael Doucet. These artists are only some of the many great musicians that spread Louisiana greatness across the United States.
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12017-11-30T15:37:01-08:00AnonymousBrava!Jeff LeJeune1plain2017-11-30T15:37:01-08:00Great job, Shalanda! I hope you finish strong with all the things you want to do with the project :)Jeff LeJeune
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