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Within a business that reinvents itself at every turn, Alex Chilton thrived for four decades using a three-fold career — his early recordings using the Box Tops, the albums he did with Big Star within the middle-’70s and following the group re-formed with a fresh lineup in 1993, as well …

Straight down in Louisiana, Marva Wright was known as the Blues Queen. Followers of her energy-filled shows, both live and documented, called her a whole lot of other activities, as well, like “Marvalous Marva.” The “bluesiana” figures she favored had been a strong display for her powerful, gospel-rooted tone of …

Although a longtime veteran from the music industry, singer/guitarist Rockie Charles and his soulful blues sound only began attracting attention through the middle-’90s. Given birth to Charles Merick in Boothville, LA on November 14, 1942, he initial emerged through the early ’60s in some New Orleans R&B rings, taking motivation …

New Orleans duo Baby Bee help to make soulful blues- and rock-influenced music. Created this year 2010, the duo features brothers Joe Stark (vocals, acoustic guitar) and David Stark (drums). Developing up the kids of local music artists, the brothers performed music on-and-off collectively from an early on age group. …

Created in New Orleans, Louisiana, Royal Tooth are an indie pop strap whose effervescent sound catches the exuberance of youth. The sextet, created by performers Gary Larsen and Nora Patterson, guitarist Stevie Billeaud, bassist Joshua Wells, key pad participant Andrew Poe, and drummer Josh Hefner, fulfilled while playing in various …