Thomas Andrew Dorsey, the father of gospel music, was born on July 1, 1899 in the small town of Villa Rica, Georgia. Earlier in his life he was a leading blues pianist known as Georgia Tom. As Georgia...
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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Red hot zydeco, Southern soul & blues — weekly episodes from the Zydeco Capital of the World.
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All episodes on CastboxHelp document and preserve Zydeco music and Creole heritage of Southwest Louisiana and Texas — photos, dance flyers, recordings, oral histories and family stories.
Red hot zydeco, Southern soul & blues — weekly episodes from the Zydeco Capital of the World.
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