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 free event will be held in downtown Mer Rouge on Thursday, September 19 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. -
The ORBS Blues Challenge is 3 p.m. Sunday, September 22 at the Krewe of Janus in Monroe -
Souther was a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt. -
The memorial scholarship concert will feature a star-studded stage and hits from many of John's bands and favorite artists -
The event will be hosted by local artists Chancie Neal and Briana Calhoun. -
Riley Keough, Elvis' granddaughter and sole heir, says in a lawsuit that the company advertising a foreclosure sale of his Graceland property is using fraudulent documents — and may not exist at all. -
The group had been scheduled to appear at Jazz Fest in 2019 but canceled because of Mick Jagger's heart surgery. A subsequent appearance was scrubbed in 2021 when the festival was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Redbone's hit cracked the Billboard Top 5 this month in 1974. It was a first for a band with all Native and Mexican American members — but the song itself had a quietly political message, too. -
In "Texas Hold 'Em," the singer is accompanied by a banjo. It's often thought of as a quintessential Americana instrument. But the history of the banjo tells a different story. -
A fire in Avalon, Miss., destroyed the museum dedicated to singer and guitarist John Hurt, and erases one of the last sites marking the community's history as a formerly all-Black town.
