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Creoles -- Louisiana -- Music

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Malcolm L. Comeaux and Lauren C. Post Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CCMC-ARCH-COLL-0007
Scope and Contents This collection contains commercial audio recordings from the personal record collections of Malcolm L. Comeaux and his cousin, the late Lauren C. Post, geographers, authors, and researchers of Louisiana Acadian and Cajun cultures. Some of the recordings were given to Comeaux by Post. Musical genres and styles in the collection include Cajun, Creole, swamp pop, zydeco, country, western swing, and folk music. Also included are a number of commercial recordings of Cajun humor and tales. Rare...
Dates: 1928-2003

Jerry Embree Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CCMC-ARCH-COLL-0010
Scope and Contents This collection consists of digital audio recordings of radio program transcriptions and accompanying reference materials for two programs created and produced by musician and producer, Jerry Embree: “The Creole Gumbo Radio Show” (1992 and 1993) and “South to Louisiana! A Cajun and Zydeco Music Show, Hosted by Michael Doucet” (1995 and 1996). The audio materials include original production and broadcast recordings on digital audio tape, and digital preservation transfers and access copies...
Dates: 1992-1996, 2007-2009

Nick Spitzer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CCMC-ARCH-COLL-0009
Scope and Contents This collection consists of audio sound recordings, textual and promotional materials, photographs, and other creative works and publications by or about folklorist, scholar, and producer Nick Spitzer. In September 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, American Routes creator and host, Nick Spitzer, along with staff of the national public radio program, relocated to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Seven radio broadcast episodes of "After the Storm" were produced in Lafayette with local...
Dates: 1992-1995, 2005-2006, 2016