Unit VI Louisiana's Musical Landscape
Lesson 1 Music Around the State: Sound and Place
Louisiana Voices Traditional Music Examples Resource Sheet
IF YOU HEAR... | Then The Music Is | Typically In | Louisiana Voices Online Example |
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Double Fiddles, Acoustic Guitar, French Singing, Triangle ('tit fer), Drums | Cajun Music | South Louisiana | 'Tit galop pour Mamou by Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys |
Chromatic or Piano Accordion, Frottoir (rubboard), Drums, French Singing | Zydeco | South Louisina | Zydeco sont pas salé by Clifton Chenier |
Group Singing, Guitar | Gospel Quartet | North Louisiana | Jezebel by the Ever Ready Gospel Singers |
Trumpet, Piano, Percussion, Call-and-Response Vocals in English and Creole | Jazz | New Orleans | Eh là bas by Billie and DeDe Pierce |
Trumpet, Tuba, Drums, Hand Percussion Instruments (tamborine, cowbell, etc.), Call-and-Response Singing, Trombone, Saxophone | Mardi Gras Indians | New Orleans | Let's Go Get 'Em by Bo Dollis, Monk Boudreaux, and the ReBirth Brass Band |
Electric Guitar, Dobro, Drums, Bass, Accordion, Solo Singing | Contemporary Country | South Louisiana | Lakes Charles by Lucinda Williams |
Electric Lead Guitar, Brass Section, Organ, Drums, Bas, Vocal Duet, Call-and-Response Singing | Rhythm & Blues | New Orleans and Mississippi Delta | Where Ever There's a Will, There's a Way by Ernie K-Doe |
Piano, Drums, Bass, Slide Guitar, Lead Guitar, Solo Singing | Rockabilly | North Louisiana | Country Girl by Kenny Bill Stinson |
Unaccompanied Solo Vocal Sung In Spanish | Isleño Décima | St. Bernard Parish | The Life of a Crab Fisherman by Irvan Perez |
Finger-Picked 12-String Guitar, Solo Vocal | North Louisiana Blues | North Louisiana | Fannin Street by Leadbelly |
Fiddle, Lead & Backup Guitar, Upright Bass, Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Solo Vocal | North Louisiana Country | North Louisiana | Wondering by Webb Pierce |
For music credits, see Streaming Audio and Video Clips on Traditional Louisiana Cultures
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