New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival music video – music by the Rebirth Brass Band
In 2009 the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell proudly celebrates its 40th anniversary!
Since 1970, the Festival has captured the majesty of New Orleans culture in all its glory. Widely regarded as one of Americas most unique and most cherished music festival, the world-famous event becomes the heart of the city for two unforgettable weekends. The 40th annual Festival is scheduled for April 24 – 26 and April 30 – May 3, 2009.
Thousands of musicians, chefs, and artisans are set to welcome hundreds of thousands of Festivalgoers for this cultural feast. Experience the exuberance of a second-line parade. Join in the irresistible romance of a Cajun two-step or a zydeco strut. Groove to all of the authentic sounds of New Orleans and Louisiana, as well as to the melodies of musicians invited from around the world.
Duration : 0:1:56
Bug Musicians
Join Mr. Furry Fur Fur discover whats making the noise in his room. This show is intended for preschool age children.
Duration : 5 min 52 sec
A Night with Blue Microphones & Gibson- Part 3
Musicians Perform at a Blue Microphones event from the Gibson/Baldwin Showroom in Beverly Hills.
Duration : 11 min 3 sec
Cajun Country Band & Jay Cormier @ Mulate’s
Jay Cormier and friends do some great Cajun Country Music at Mulate’s in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
THE place to go for the best of Cajun Cuisine, Music and Dancing.
These folks have way too much fun!
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Duration : 0:3:0
San Francisco Street Musician
Bucket drummers and other street musicians are a common sight throughout San Francisco.
Duration : 25 sec
Sugar Bee – LeRoi Brothers
LeRoi Brothers doing an excellent cover of Sugar Bee. Steve Doerr’s vocals are instantly recognizable, like Dylan or Springsteen. Just another overlooked and underappreciate American Musical Icon.
Enough editorializing, about the video: I overlooked obvious cues when recording and missed some of Eve’s guitar runs but it sounds pretty good overall.
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Now for some obscure history about the song: Cleveland Crochet was the fiddle player and bandleader of The Hillbilly Ramblers, a Cajun band whose 1961 song, “Sugar Bee,” became the first Cajun song to reach the “Billboard Hot 100″, Cleveland Crochet has never been financially compensated for the tune. “I didn’t get anything out of it,” Crochet said by telephone from his home in Iowa, Louisiana. “Eddie Schuler (owner of the Gold Band record label) stole the copyright.” The son of a Cajun musician, Crochet built his first fiddle out of a cigar box at the age of twelve. Although he continued to earn his living as an iron worker, until his retirement in 1970, Crochet became a regular at Cajun dances throughout eastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana. Together with the Hillbilly Ramblers, which he formed in the 1950s, Crochet played every Saturday night at the Shamrock and Moulin Rouge dance clubs in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Since his retirement, Crochet has limited his playing to informal jam sessions. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide
Duration : 0:3:18
