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Phoenix name new album, playing New Orleans Jazz Fest (w/ Frank Ocean, Fleetwood Mac & more) -- 2013 lineup

Thu, January 17 2013 5:23pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

John Mayer, Gary Clark Jr., George Benson, Band of Horses, Joshua Redman Quartet, Dr. John, Campbell Brothers, Sonny Landreth, George Porter, Jr. & Runnin' Pardners, Terrance Simien with special guest Queen Ida, Chris Owens backed by Her Hot Rhythms Band, Jeremy Davenport, The New Orleans R&B Diva Revue feat.

Born on the Bayou: Exploring Louisiana in 18 Songs

Mon, June 11 2012 7:14pm - Source: Rolling Stone

The Lousiana Purchase of 1803 brought nearly a million acres of new land to the United States of America, spreading as far afield as Montana.

Tracking the Big Q Factor, Part 4a: More Multi-Label Malaco Sessions

Mon, April 02 2012 6:03am - Source: Home of the Groove

I'm not sure how significant it is that I'm posting this on April Fool's Day. Guess you can be the judge o' dat!

TRACKING THE BIG Q FACTOR, PART 3: More on the Malaco School Bus Sessions & Beyond

Wed, January 04 2012 6:16am - Source: Home of the Groove

The Last Soul Company , revealed a lot to me when it first came out about Wardell Quezergue's years working out of the company's Jackson, MS studio, including the exact line-up of vocalists he and his partner, Elijah Walker, brought up from New Orleans on May 17, 1970 to wrap up their first big production project there.

TRACKING THE BIG Q FACTOR , PT 2: The Unemployed & the Barons

Fri, December 02 2011 3:56am - Source: Home of the Groove

After innumerable sidetracks crisscrossing by best intentions, I'm back with the next installment in this series of posts on one of the most significant producers and arrangers on the New Orleans popular music recording scene, Wardell Quezergue , who passed away on September 6th.