BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge Blues Festival brings musicians from across Louisiana and the nation for a weekend of swamp blues. According to the festival’s website, this Baton ...

The CBS News show “60 Minutes” recently proclaimed Jourdan Thibodeaux “Cajun music’s equivalent of a rock star,” saying he has become “something of a global ambassador for Cajun country and its way of ...

Acclaimed for singing and acting in the Oscar-winning movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and winning a Grammy for his work on ...

The Highland Jazz and Blues Festival is returning for its 21st year on Saturday, September 13. This year's festival will showcase memorable musical performances on three stages and plenty of ...

The band consisting of Dudley-Brian Smith, wife Jan Smith, and brother Bob Smith have been playing together for 52 years and ...

Award-winning guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Selwyn Birchwood discovered his passion for the blues young. He was 13 when ...

Music has the power to console and enthrall. That’s been true for humans for an estimated 40,000 years. As blues star and former Baton Rouge resident Buddy Guy said of the musical genre he operates in ...

It’s the kind of music industry story that dates back to the earliest days of regional rock ‘n roll — but with a twist. In the early ‘90s, aspiring Cajun roots-rock musician Tab Benoit signed his ...