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December 6

2 memories on record · across 2 categories

DEC 5DEC · 06DEC 7

Blues Music

1 on record

DEC · 061949

Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter Dies

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Uncategorized

1 on record

DEC · 062007

Geno Delafose, Cedric Watson, & Terrance Simien Nominated for Grammy Award

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Before zydeco had a name, Creole families gathered at house dances called “la la” — accordion, fiddle and rubboard filling a front room on a Saturday night.

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