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McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - He could have been the punch line, but instead he's in on the joke. 'A lot of people expected Hootie with a lap steel and fiddle,' he said, letting out a throaty ...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Alex Winter Fete. One of Cenla's most-popular festivals returns Thursday and continues through Sunday.
NATCHITOCHES, La. – A weekend full of music has begun on the riverbank with the Natchitoches Jazz and R&B festival.
C Brandon / Redferns via Getty Images Originally published on December 16, 2020 11:57 am In 1966, Charley Pride's debut country single, "The Snakes Crawl at Night," was deliberately mailed out to radio stations without a photo of him. That way, his label strategized, his voice alone would inform the industry's first impression before Pride's African American identity was widely known. On the one hand, this oft-repeated tale underscores the blatant racism of the 1960s country music business and, on the other, the belief that his singing could nonetheless sell itself. Within months, his a...