Mostly Big Bands
FRIDAY NIGHTS AT 7
Big band music, from early jazz age to modern swing, hosted by KEDM's Richard Harrison. Prior to WW II, swing bands played the music of the day, were found at dance halls, hotels, night clubs, even movie theaters. Post-War big bands changed with the times, soon were found in record studios, and on the concert stage. Such band music has become more jazz than dance music.
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The New Orleans band talks about their new album, Pour It Out Into the Night.
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The musician had numerous top 100 hits and charted #5 on the R&B charts with 'Nothing Takes The Place of You"
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Across the street from the jazz icon's home in Queens, a site of pilgrimage for fans from around the world, sits the new Louis Armstrong Center, which brings his 60,000-item archive back to the block.
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Ira Barger joins Cory Crowe on Lagniappe to talk about the new blues society and upcoming events
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Lainey Wilson won album of the year for Bell Bottom Country and Chris Stapleton was named entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
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New Orleans-based musical artists like George Porter Jr., Irma Thomas and Deacon John remain festival stalwarts.
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The Country Music Association held its annual awards on Wednesday night by having some of the genre's biggest stars pay tribute to the late country queen Loretta Lynn.
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Two-time Grammy winner Terrance Simien will play at the Dixie Theatre