It started with that HUH! that was worked your core better than Pilates. It was the key ingredient in mambo music and the mambo was so popular that it worked itself into every musical style imaginable. R&B, blues, jazz and yep plenty of New Orleans music including the cla... Read more

On this show, we meet up with two musicians, John Rankin and Bob Andrews, who live in New Orleans. One grew up in the city from an early age, the other moved there after a fairly successful musical career in England. They both express an unending love for New Orleans music ... Read more

We get down low with Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, followed by Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys. This week’s segment of Culinary Crossroads features the Louisiana Crab Melt, a dish that blends local seafood with Italian bread and cheese. We'll also preview the mont... Read more

This week we tracked down bassist Jesse Boyd between gigs with Charmaine Neville, Bob French, and his own band, and put him on the hot seat. The versatile virtuoso also recently celebrated the release of his new CD, True Stories, which has flavors of modern jazz and film scores. Read more

This week's guest is sousaphonist extraordinaire and Dirty Dozen Brass Band co-founder Kirk Joseph. The 7th Ward native helped establish the modern brass band sound in New Orleans and pushed the boundaries of playing big brass. His band, Backyard Groove, plays all over town at... Read more

We start off with the voice and piano of New Orleans native Matt Lemmler, followed by the hot jazz harmonies of The Pfister Sisters, a vocal trio that carries on the tradition of the Boswell Sisters. Later on, we’ll meet up with Trixie Minx, a Burlesque dancer who has delig... Read more

Guitarist, entertainer, inventor, and recording pioneer Les Paul passed away on August 13 at the age of 94. His musical career spanned an astonishing eight decades, and the guitar he designed with Gibson is one of the most recognizable in the world. We collected some of our fa... Read more

Everything He Did Was Funky: Lee Dorsey - a radio documentary produced by David Kunian has its rough mix premiere tonight - Wednesday 8/19/09 10 PM CST - on WWOZ 90.7 FM www.wwoz.org. The documentary features Dorsey's many hits and should-have-been hits and commentary from... Read more

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