Music is to me the perfect expression of the soul.
- Robert Schumann
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words
and that which cannot remain silent.
- Victor Hugo
Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact nothing
among the utterances allowed to man is felt to be so divine.
It brings us near to the infinite.
- Thomas Carlyle
Music is the universal language of mankind.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly
closed heart opens.
- Maria Von Trapp
"Ella and Louis"
Courtesy of Jane Brewster
(Ashleigh Austin's Personal Collection)
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Fate Marable and his band play on the S.S. Sydney
on the Mississippi River in 1918. Marable is at the
piano and young Louis Armstrong is seated left of him.
(Courtesy the Louisiana State Museum)
Publisher: Dover 1979
Ashleigh's Note: See the S.S. Sydney in
"Collection of Old Postcards" category
New Orleans Postcards Page 2
Click HERE for more about Louis Armstrong
"Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino"
Proceeds from Fats Domino's latest album will help to benefit both
his 9th Ward neighborhood as well as the Tipitina's Foundation.
Click below for more about Fats Domino:
Fats Domino
Fats Domino - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
New Orleans' own Aaron Neville sings "Louisiana 1927"
on his
"Warm Your Heart" album. No one can sing this song quite like
Aaron Neville. This deeply heartfelt song is about the Great
Mississippi River Flood of 1927 that epitomizes the history of the
struggle South Louisiana has had with flooding devastation.
Click below for more about Aaron Neville.
"Louisiana 1927"
Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville - Delta Music Hall of Fame
Delta Music Hall of Fame Exhibits
On 10-3-05, two New Orleans great soul legends, Allen Toussaint and
Irma Thomas, appeared on NBC TODAY show's coverage of their
Katrina Habitat for Humanity project. Their 1st home was given
to a family in Slidell, Louisiana. Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas are
featured artists on the
"I Believe to My Soul" CD for which $10
is being donated to the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Recovery fund.
Click below for more about these artists:
Irma Thomas
Irma Thomas - Delta Music Hall of Fame Exhibits
Allen Toussaint - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
CLICK HERE for Habitat for Humanity International
Click below for more Great New Orleans Music Legends!
Mahalia Jackson - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Lloyd Price - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Ernie K-Doe
Clarence "Frogman" Henry
Professor Longhair - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Dave Bartholomew - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Branford Marsalis
Louisiana's LeRoux
Pete Fountain
Al Hirt
(Note: You may find the above artists' music at
Barnes & Noble.com and Amazon.com)
Click HERE for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
(Ashleigh Austin's Personal Collection)
WOW!
IRMA THOMAS is featured on the 2008
Jazz Fest poster, and it's the most beautiful one
I've seen to date. I cannot tell you how
thrilled I am to have what I consider the
BEST one ever. Since the early 60's, I've been
a real fan of New Orleans' "Queen of Soul."
The title of her song on the old record player
is "Ruler of My Heart."
CLICK HERE for Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
Click Above for "Swamp Pop Train" on
KBON 101.1 FM Lafayette, Louisiana
every Sunday evening from
6 PM to 10 PM to hear Great Music
from South Louisiana!
JOIN KBON CLUB for
LIVE Stereo Streaming Audio
Worldwide!
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Visiting KBON 101.1 FM - Louisiana Proud!
Paul Marx (Owner - orange shirt) and DJ Fred Melancon
(March 2010)
Click Above for CEMA - The Cajun French Music Association
Alligator Chorus Down in Louisiana
Postcard Era: 1915-1929
Postmark: Dec. 29, 1919
Publisher: J. Scordill, New Orleans, La.
(Ashleigh Austin's Personal Collection)