| Contents |
Prologue / Jason Berry -- Part one: Origins of New Orleans rhythm-and-blues -- Musical families: The founding tradition -- Professor Longhair: at the roots -- Antoine Domino: the fat man -- The lasties: a Ninth Ward family -- Part two: the flush years, 1954-1963 -- Club life -- Midnight rockers and sweethearts of the blues -- Huey "Piano" Smith and Guitar Slim -- Hail, hail, rock-and-roll -- Deejays and teen idols -- Allen Toussaint and the minit sound -- Part three: struggling out of the sixties -- Decline and exodus -- The new jazz and AFO -- Jazz and blues kept coming -- Piano players -- Dr. John's gumbo rock -- Allen Toussaint and the meters -- Part four: the Caribbean connection -- In search of the Mardi Gras Indians -- Willie Tee and the Wild Magnolias -- Big Chief Jolley and the Neville Brothers -- Epilogue: the cultural awakening / Jason Berry. |
| Abstract |
A history of New Orleans music in the four decades since World War II. In particular, it tells of the rise of rhythm and blues, a musical form rooted in the very identity of the Crescent City, its history and geography, the Mardi Gras rites and the intermixture of its many races and cultures. In providing a tribute to the musical heritage of New Orleans, the book is also a testament to the rich sounds still produced there by such musicians as Dr John, the Neville Brothers, Allen Toussaint, and The Wild Tchoupitoulas. |
| Local note | Little-258888 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 261-266), discography (pages 267-270), and index. |
| LCCN | 85029015 |
| ISBN | 0820308536 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0820308544 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
