‘They tried to stop the Black man from singing in the cotton fields:’ Roots of blues in Louisiana by: Sydney Simone Posted: Feb 28, 2024 / 10:18 AM EST Updated: Feb 28, 2024 / 10:32 AM EST ...

‘They tried to stop the Black man from singing in the cotton fields:’ Roots of blues in Louisiana by: Sydney Simone Posted: Feb 28, 2024 / 09:17 AM CST Updated: Feb 28, 2024 / 09:51 AM CST ...

“The blues is life. From the time you are born until you die,” said Johnson. Johnson said in the mid-1900s, nightclubs were on plantations. Singing blues was a way for slaves to connect and ...

Updated: Feb 28, 2024 / 10:19 AM EST BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Music is a big part of Louisiana culture, but there’s one specific genre that’s known to stand out in Baton Rouge.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Music is a big part of Louisiana culture, but there’s one specific genre that’s known to stand out in Baton Rouge. “The black man’s music in America been ...

Updated: Feb 28, 2024 / 10:19 AM EST BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Music is a big part of Louisiana culture, but there’s one specific genre that’s known to stand out in Baton Rouge.