Southern Soul and Blues singer Isaac “Big Ike” Martin was born Isaac Martin on July 28, 1949, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. One of his earliest, fondest recollections was of his mother and three aunts w...
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“Fais do-do” — the name for a Cajun and Creole dance party — comes from the French for “go to sleep,” what parents told the children while the grown-ups danced.
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