Author : Shirley Allen- Strange
Publisher :
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 25,24 MB
Release : 2017-10-20
Category :
ISBN : 9781947962828
This is a children's book based on the early life of Grammy award- winning country/Cajun singer/songwriter, Jo-EL Sonnier. The book describes many of the struggles that he faced growing up with autism in the 1950s.
Author : Priscilla Wofford
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,50 MB
Release : 2024-01-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
He inherited the Cajun spirit and bayou aspirations from his mother, who was born amidst the Spanish moss and the lullaby of the marsh. Jo-El Sonnier, a swamp dweller who ventured to set the world adrift, is the hero of this tale. The story of Jo-El is a thrilling symphony of victory and defeat, taking him from rundown dance halls to stadiums packed to capacity. Feel the pain of rejection as he seeks fame in Nashville, see his natural ability light up honky-tonks in Louisiana, and enjoy the electrifying moment his accordion cries win over the Grammy stage. However, the bright light of celebrity can cast unseen shadows. Help Jo-El, who is fighting to keep his creative spirit alive, navigate the dangerous waters of industry pressures. I accompany him as he faces internal demons that aim to mute his soul's harmony and grapples with self-doubt that murmurs like nocturnal Spanish moss. This is a musical history relic, not only a biography. Join Johnny Cash on a moonlit road jam, jam with Bruce Springsteen in a smoke-filled backroom, and feel the echoes of Dolly Parton's laughter. Listen as Jo-El infuses each note with its enchanting bayou sound and lets it course through your veins. Allow his songwriting to transport you to the Cajun culture, where gumbo is a universal language and Spanish moss is a heavy burden. Listen and sing along to songs that blend styles like country twang and bluesy pain, rock 'n' roll riffs with zydeco rhythms, and more. An inspiring account of how music can change lives is Jo-El Sonnier's story. An honest and unfiltered look at the fervor, fragility, and resoluteness of a guy who defied categorization. Laughter, tears, and tapping your feet until the swamp dances are all parts of this story. Are you prepared to let the melody of the bayou carry you away? Immerse yourself in the captivating life of swamp-born musician Jo-El Sonnier as you flip through the pages.
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Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,31 MB
Release : 1994-01-29
Category :
ISBN :
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
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Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 32,4 MB
Release : 2003-03-22
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ISBN :
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Author : Strange-Allen
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 16,77 MB
Release : 2018-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781642549850
This is a collection of recipes for Cajun and Southern cooking from the kitchen of Cajun music legend and Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Jo-EL Sonnier. The recipes were handed down from his family and a group of his celebrity friends over the years.
Author : Derek Watts
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 38,57 MB
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786482955
Best known for his unique musical style and blindingly fast hybrid picking technique, English guitarist Albert Lee is often referred to within the music industry as the "guitar player's guitar player," renowned for his work across several genres of music and for the respect that he has garnered from other industry giants. This comprehensive biography tells the entire story of Lee's long career and personal experiences, beginning with his upbringing in south London and his early experimentations with skiffle music (the British equivalent of American rockabilly). It covers Lee's career in Chris Farlowe's Thunderbirds and the British rock and country group Heads, Hands, and Feet, his move to the United States in the 1970s and his subsequent work with Eric Clapton, the Crickets, Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band, the Everly Brothers, and, more recently, with Bill Wyman and with Hogan's Heroes. Lee's career is set against the background of changes in popular music and shows how he, as a British artist with nomadic Romany roots, has influenced traditionally "American" musical genres. The work includes 66 photographs, many from Lee's personal collection, two appendices, and an extensive bibliography.
Author : Helena Simonett
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 11,22 MB
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Music
ISBN : 0252094328
An invention of the Industrial Revolution, the accordion provided the less affluent with an inexpensive, loud, portable, and durable "one-man-orchestra" capable of producing melody, harmony, and bass all at once. Imported from Europe into the Americas, the accordion with its distinctive sound became a part of the aural landscape for millions of people but proved to be divisive: while the accordion formed an integral part of working-class musical expression, bourgeois commentators often derided it as vulgar and tasteless. This rich collection considers the accordion and its myriad forms, from the concertina, button accordion, and piano accordion familiar in European and North American music to the exotic-sounding South American bandoneon and the sanfoninha. Capturing the instrument's spread and adaptation to many different cultures in North and South America, contributors illuminate how the accordion factored into power struggles over aesthetic values between elites and working-class people who often were members of immigrant and/or marginalized ethnic communities. Specific histories and cultural contexts discussed include the accordion in Brazil, Argentine tango, accordion traditions in Colombia and the Dominican Republic, cross-border accordion culture between Mexico and Texas, Cajun and Creole identity, working-class culture near Lake Superior, the virtuoso Italian-American and Klezmer accordions, Native American dance music, and American avant-garde. Contributors are María Susana Azzi, Egberto Bermúdez, Mark DeWitt, Joshua Horowitz, Sydney Hutchinson, Marion Jacobson, James P. Leary, Megwen Loveless, Richard March, Cathy Ragland, Helena Simonett, Jared Snyder, Janet L. Sturman, and Christine F. Zinni.
Author : Michael McCall
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 17,43 MB
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0199920834
Immediately upon publication in 1998, the Encyclopedia of Country Music became a much-loved reference source, prized for the wealth of information it contained on that most American of musical genres. Countless fans have used it as the source for answers to questions about everything from country's first commercially successful recording, to the genre's pioneering music videos, to what conjunto music is. This thoroughly revised new edition includes more than 1,200 A-Z entries covering nine decades of history and artistry, from the Carter Family recordings of the 1920s to the reign of Taylor Swift in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Compiled by a team of experts at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the encyclopedia has been brought completely up-to-date, with new entries on the artists who have profoundly influenced country music in recent years, such as the Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban. The new edition also explores the latest and most critical trends within the industry, shedding light on such topics as the digital revolution, the shifting politics of country music, and the impact of American Idol (reflected in the stardom of Carrie Underwood). Other essays cover the literature of country music, the importance of Nashville as a music center, and the colorful outfits that have long been a staple of the genre. The volume features hundreds of images, including a photo essay of album covers; a foreword by country music superstar Vince Gill (the winner of twenty Grammy Awards); and twelve fascinating appendices, ranging from lists of awards to the best-selling country albums of all time. Winner of the Best Reference Award from the Popular Culture Association "Any serious country music fan will treasure this authoritative book." --The Seattle Times "A long-awaited, major accomplishment, which educators, historians and students, broadcasters and music writers, artists and fans alike, will welcome and enjoy." --The Nashville Musician "Should prove a valuable resource to those who work in the country music business. But it's also an entertaining read for the music's true fans." --Houston Chronicle "This big, handsome volume spans the history of country music, listing not only artists and groups but also important individuals and institutions." --San Francisco Examiner "Promises to be the definitive historical and biographical work on the past eight decades of country music. Well written and heavily illustratedan unparalleled work, worth its price and highly recommended." --Library Journal
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,56 MB
Release : 1998-02-21
Category :
ISBN :
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Author : Alex V. Cook
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,67 MB
Release : 2012-03-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807144568
From backwoods bars and small-town dives to swampside dance halls and converted clapboard barns, Louisiana Saturday Night offers an anecdotal history and experiential guidebook to some of the Gumbo State's most unique blues, Cajun, and zydeco clubs. Music critic Alex V. Cook uncovers south Louisiana's wellspring of musical tradition, showing us that indigenous music exists not as an artifact to be salvaged by preservationists, but serves as a living, breathing, singing, laughing, and crying part of Louisiana culture. Louisiana Saturday Night takes the reader to both offbeat and traditional venues in and around Baton Rouge, Cajun country, and New Orleans, where we hear the distinctive voices of musicians, patrons, and owners -- like Teddy Johnson, born in the house that now serves as Teddy's Juke Joint. Along the way, Cook ruminates on the cultural importance of the people and places he encounters, and shows their critical role in keeping Louisiana's unique music alive. A map, a journal, a snapshot of what goes on in the little shacks off main roads, Louisiana Saturday Night provides an indispensable and entertaining companion for those in pursuit of Louisiana's quirky and varied nightlife.
