I know you said no music but me, as a musician based in Nashville (from New Orleans originally), there is simply no state in the country that has as cool and deep of a musical history as Louisiana. Not New York, not California, not Illinois. It’s so much deeper than the stupid shite you hear on bourbon or the touristy zydeco you hear in dive bars.

Several incredibly unique and defined styles of music were born in LA. Most of these guys moved to bigger markets to get rich, but the styles were born and cultivated in LA. A lot of LA folks don’t even know some of them. I’m surprised at how many people don’t even know what the Louisiana Hayride was. Or who Leadbelly was. Louisiana and Mississippi were basically the birth of blues. And good luck hearing a good zydeco player anywhere outside of LA.

New Orleans has been my meal ticket as a professional, you learn to play in a certain way that other places just don’t have.

Other than that and the food though, I kind of don’t ever want to live in Louisiana again…

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Posted by kingbob

Sorrento, LA

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 3/6/24 at 2:52 pm to TN Tygah

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as a musician based in Nashville (from New Orleans originally), there is simply no state in the country that has as cool and deep of a musical history as Louisiana

I’m a musician based out of BR (for now). I’d love to connect with you and hear what you’re working on. This is my td throwaway email:
bryndenblackfish@yahoo.com

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Posted by When in Rome

Telegraph Road

Member since Jan 2011

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Posted on 3/6/24 at 8:37 pm to TN Tygah

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Several incredibly unique and defined styles of music were born in LA. Most of these guys moved to bigger markets to get rich, but the styles were born and cultivated in LA. A lot of LA folks don’t even know some of them.

There is a really cool map that I have actually had framed which I’d highly recommend for people interested in this sort of thing. You can find it online on places like Etsy.