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- Northern Louisiana is most famous for its contemporary country music superstars, Tim McGraw, Trace Adkins, and Hank Williams Jr., among others, and the radio program "Louisiana Hayride," which is widely viewed as a predecessor to The Grand Ole Opry and in the 1950s broadcast live performances by virtually every country icon in the region.
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The music of Louisiana can be divided into three general regions: rural south Louisiana, home to Creole Zydeco and Old French (now known as cajun music), New Orleans, and north Louisiana. The region in and around Greater New Orleans has a unique musical heritage tied to Dixieland jazz, blues, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
While South Louisiana is known for jazz, Cajun, and zydeco music, North Louisiana’s influence on blues, rockabilly, and country music is well established by homegrown heroes like Jerry Lee Lewis, Huddie Ledbetter, and James Burton, and current stars like Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
The rural communities of North Louisiana have a long history of nurturing various types of traditional country music. The late Brownie Ford , an Oklahoma native who settled in Hebert in Caldwell Parish, was a singer of British ballads and 19th century cowboy ballads.
Cajun music (French: Musique cadienne), an emblematic music of Louisiana played by the Cajuns, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Although they are two separate genres, Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem with the Creole -based zydeco music.
Louisiana Music Scene: Rhythms, Blues, and Cultural Beats. One of the many reasons Louisiana is so great is that music is everywhere. You'll find jazz, blues, country and zydeco spilling from nightclubs, performance halls, arenas, outdoor festivals and more.
Northern Louisiana is most famous for its contemporary country music superstars, Tim McGraw, Trace Adkins, and Hank Williams Jr., among others, and the radio program "Louisiana Hayride," which is widely viewed as a predecessor to The Grand Ole Opry and in the 1950s broadcast live performances by virtually every country icon in the region.
At this writing, in 2013, blues music is flourishing in Louisiana, ranging from deep folk-rooted styles to cutting-edge interpretations that reflect a wealth of eclectic influences. The northeastern parishes are home to a rough-edged, rural style similar to that of the neighboring Mississippi Delta.
