The Boot
Monday through Thursday night at 7, late night on Friday and Saturday
The Boot is the musical heartbeat of the Delta. It's a mix of Louisiana artists, Southern regional acts and other bands covering blues, funk, soul, zydeco and more; all with a connection to the Gulf South.
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Two-time Grammy winner Terrance Simien will play at the Dixie Theatre
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Spokesperson Zach Furman said Lewis died Friday morning at his Mississippi home near Memphis.
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A new documentary explores Armstrong's experience as a Black American musician coming of age right along with the 20th century.
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The Brown Bag Concert Series is back every Wednesday in October. The Northeast Louisiana Arts Council’s noontime outdoor Brown Bag Concert Series is held in Palace Park at 220 Desiard Street (beside the old Palace Dept. Store).
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The country singer brought unparalleled candor about the domestic realities of working-class women to country songwriting over the course of her 60-year career.
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Horace Trahan and the Ossun Express will be preforming 7-9 p.m. Friday night.
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The fall Brown Bag Concert Series will take place every Wednesday in October for the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council’s noontime outdoor Brown Bag Concerts Series. The venue for the series will be the Palace Park at 220 DeSiard Street (beside the old Palace Dept. Store location). Public parking will be located at 4th and DeSiard Street. In case of rain, the concerts will be moved indoors to the old Palace Department store, next door to the park.
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Eric Clapton and Chet Atkins both said that he is the greatest guitarist they ever saw, and Todd Rundgren stated, “The two best guitarists in the world are Tommy Emmanuel.”
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Mystikal has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of raping and choking a woman
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The agency surveilled Franklin and those around her to gauge how deeply she was involved in organizations tied to Communism, the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Several TCJ veteran performers will be joined by local artists Larry Allen, Danny Dean, and Rita Spillers, at the tribute concert at the West Ouachita Senior Center at 6:00 p.m. after the marker dedication. The marker and concert are being organized in conjunction with the Northeast Louisiana Music Trail project.
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The Kingsmen's enduring recording of the song turns 60 this year, and remains a classic, in part because of its dramatic history.
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The Northeast Louisiana Music Trail will unveil a marker honoring the Savoy Ballroom in the historic 1929 Miller-Roy building.
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Little Richard: I Am Everything focuses on the star's roots in — and struggle with — his connection to queer culture. TV critic Eric Deggans says it's a masterpiece.
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Merkel cell carcinoma has a high risk of recurring and metastasizing, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. About 3,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.
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Her most successful single was "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)," which reached number six on the R&B chart in 1966