A camera crew reportedly will film portions of the tour for an international television special.Įt Cetera: The Forester Sisters` new bandleader, formerly of the Ricky Skaggs Band, is Gary Smith, who very recently became the husband of Christy Forester. We believe in providing readers with robust, research-intensive, fact-based reporting and commentary about Louisiana, the land, and her people, at no charge and with no intrusions from advertisements.From March 10-25, Lee Greenwood, Lane Brody, Thom Bresh and Melanie Greenwood`s dance company will do a USO tour of Turkey, Spain, Greece and Italy that will include a concert aboard an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean. The Bayou Brief is Louisiana’s only statewide, completely free, member-supported digitally-oriented publication. During its first two years, the Bayou Brief has become more than a Louisiana news outlet it is also an online community, which is even more critical as a global pandemic forces us to find new ways to come together. We need contributions from you, our readers, to ensure the Bayou Brief can continue its work. Who am I to argue with the Vox Populi?Īs we all adjust to the world reshaped by a global pandemic, we cannot afford to lose our storytellers and muckrakers their jobs now are both more in need than any time in the past half-century and yet also more endangered by a rattled economy than ever before.ĭonate here through ActBlue, or by sending a check to Bayou Brief at 3208 Pine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125. It’s not one of my favorite Hank Williams tunes but it was the second most suggested song by my friends and readers. Without further ado, here are the Top 50 Louisiana Tunes in reverse order.ĥ 0. Some of them were new to me and were suggested by friends but they not only rock, they rule. Unlike the movie list, I did not include any Louisiana Tunes that I do not like. Given what happened on Mother’s Day in New Orleans, they’re still “trying to wash us away.” In my crowd sourcing, more people mentioned Louisiana 1927 than any other song. I wound up punting at the end of the list because there are three artists who wrote and recorded so many excellent Louisiana Tunes that I couldn’t choose: The Meters, Zachary Richard, and Randy Newman. I tried my best to restrict the list to one song per artist. I stand by my selections although I expect, and even want, criticism. Bring it on, y’all. Some of the artists are local, others are not. Many great Gret Stet artists missed the list, but that’s no reflection on them: they just didn’t record one of the Top 50 songs about Louisiana and its various municipalities. The songs were selected based on their theme, not artist. ( Editor’s Note: The follow-up classic A-Town Still Ballin’ also was not selected).Īs with the movie list, Louisiana Tunes reflects my taste, which leans toward rock, blues, and classic R&B. I’m not sure if the songs are timely but they’re certainly timeless. Music is very personal to me, so I tell a few stories along the way. I excluded instrumentals, which is why there aren’t many early jazz or more recent brass band numbers. Sorry, Lamar, hip hop ain’t my thing so A-Town B Ballin‘ did not make the cut. Thanks to everyone who made suggestions: some made the list, others did not. I did, however, ignore a suggestion from my publisher. This incarnation of Louisiana Tunes is based on that series, but I did a bit of crowd sourcing on Facebook. Each CD began with a version of Louisiana 1927 (Randy Newman, Aaron Neville, and Marcia Ball) and concluded with Feels Like Rain (John Hiatt, Aaron Neville, and Buddy Guy.) This list is based on three mix CDS that I created not long after returning home from Katrina Exile. I didn’t set out to be the Bayou Brief’s listicle guy but the response to my Set In Louisiana: Top 40 Movies list has been so favorable that I decided to give it another shot.
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