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Among these artists, the most highly regarded and most influenced by the blues was piano-player Professor Longhair, whose signature song "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" (1949) and other recordings such as "Tipitina" (1959) were major R&B hits, and who remained a central figure in New Orleans music through to his death in 1980. [3]
The band followed with a brief leg in the United States in April, appearing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Since the final formation of Double Trouble in 1981, Vaughan wanted to expand the band, hiring Reese Wynans as their full-time keyboardist.
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New Orleans rhythm and blues can be characterized by predominant piano, "singing" horns, and call-and-response elements. [2] Clear influences of Kansas City Swing bands can be heard through the extensive use of trumpet and saxophone solos. [3]
Louisiana blues is a genre of blues music that developed in the period after World War II in the state of Louisiana. It is generally divided into two major subgenres, with the jazz-influenced New Orleans blues based on the musical traditions of that city and the slower tempo swamp blues incorporating influences from zydeco and Cajun music from around Baton Rouge.
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Bands from the city of New Orleans, ... Pages in category "Musical groups from New Orleans" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total.
Ball was born in Orange, Texas, into a musical family.Her grandmother and aunt both played piano music of their time and Ball started piano lessons when she started school, [4] and showed an early interest in New Orleans style piano playing, as exemplified by Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, and James Booker.