Forty years ago, a talented musician from the farming community of Lebeau, Louisiana released a song that defied easy categorization. "My Toot Toot," by Rockin' Sidney Simien, would go on to become an ...

Back in the 1980s, zydeco musician Rockin' Sidney Simien earned enough money to buy KAOK, a radio station in Lake Charles. Record publisher Floyd Soileau purchased a motor home with the license plate, ...

Few people know Elvis Presley records were once printed in the Evangeline Parish town of Ville Platte. In 1977, the year of Elvis’ death, the RCA record company rushed to get out a “Golden Hits” album ...

The early 1970s are a bit of an underrated era of music, in my opinion. Not only was rock music going through an important transformation, but a ton of solid funk and soul music was coming out around ...

Gotta love that title: "Don't Mess With My Toot-Toot." It's one of several videos on YouTube from the Tannehill Opry, a weekly music series organized by the Old Time Music Association. Concerts are ...