WELCOME TO THE BAYOU BICENTENNIAL FROM THE LOUISIANA MUSIC HALL OF FAME!

As we approach 2012, the 200th Anniversary of the State of Louisiana, this area OF THE LMHOF SITE will tell the story of 200 years of Louisiana Music History from Congo Square AND LOUIS GOTTSCHALK, through Louisiana's creation of "the soundtrack of the Twentieth Century," to our music of the 21st Century.

THE LMHOF, WORKING WITH THE lOUISIANA BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION TO CREATE THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF LOUISIANA THEMED TRACKS, IS OFFERING A FUND RAISER CD COMPILATION OF 20 TRACKS FROM LOUISIANA (and LMHOF ARTISTS) AND A POSTER REFLECTING ARTISTS OF LOUISIANA'S AMAZING NUSIC HISTORY,  200 YEARS OF LOUISIANA'S MUSIC.

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE LOUISIANA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND THE LOUISIANA BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION TO SUPPORT LOUISIANA'S MUSIC AND HELP  LOUISIANA'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.

THE CD... A FULL 73 MINUTES OF GREAT LOUISIANA MUSIC from great louisiana ARTISTS, THIS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE AN INSTANT COLLECTOR'S ITEM AND ONE OF THE BEST COMPILATIONS EVER! THIS COMPILATION FUNDRAISER CD WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME! each TRACK has been digitally processed to provide the highest quality and best reproduced sound. LISTEN                                                                                     LISTEN

Going BACK TO NEW ORLEANS                                       LOST IN LOUISIANA 1959

GOIN' BACK TO PONCHATOULA                                        COME ON DOWN TO LOUISIANA

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE                                                       ACADIANA

LOUISIANA                                                                              NEW ORLEANS LADIES

I AM NEW ORLEANS                                                             THERE'S A GOD SOMEWHERE

LOUISIANA STEW                                                                  FULL MOON ON THE BAYOU

BACK ON BOURBON STREET                                              LOVE THAT SWAMP POP MUSIC

LOUISIANA BOYS                                                                   LOUISIANA STATE LINE

CONGO SQUARE                                                                    CRESCENT CITY

NEXT BEST THING TO HEAVEN                                           WHEN A CAJUN MAN GETS THE BLUES

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THE BAYOU BICENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY BASH! - STAY TUNED!!!     NEWS 1         NEWS 2

- CREATED  BY the louisiana MUSIC HALL OF FAME: DEVELOPED IN ASSOCIATION WITH the louisiana BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION MUSIC COMMITTEE:

 - CHAIRMAN: MIKE sHEPHERD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - THE LOUISIANA MUSIC HALL OF FAME - BATON ROUGE, LA

 - VICE CHAIRMAN: WENDILL CUROLE -  LOUISIANA BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION - GALLIANO, LA

 - COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

NORMAN LAND -                          KINGSLAND TALENT -                                        ALEXANDRIA, LA

PAT MOULD -                                FESTIVALS ACADIENNES -                               LAFAYETTE, LA

RUEBEN WILLIAMS -                   THUNDERBIRD MANAGEMENT -                      HOUMA, LA

DEACON JOHN MOORE -            AFM, ENTERTAINER -                                         NEW ORLEANS, LA

ALAN TRAYLOR -                          PELICAN MEDIA -                                               BATON ROUGE, LA

VINCE VANCE -                              ENTERTAINER -                                                   NEW ORLEANS, LA

JAMES HINES -                             VOODOO BLUES KREWE -                                NEW ORLEANS, LA

MIKE DAVID -                                 COUZANS PRODUCTIONS -                              PORT ALLEN, LA

represented on the cd are new artists, classic artists, never released exclusive tracks, live versions of previously released songs and tracks available nowhere else. it is our belief that we have achieved, within the parameters of cd total time available, number of possible tracks, louisiana music genres and geographic regions of louisiana and louisiana music.

the Louisiana  music HALL OF FAME is proud to present what is, to our belief, the finest compilation product available for this fund raising, within our criteria, time frame and processes as outlined below.

this cd compilation was created AND PRODUCED TOTALLY by la musique de louisianne inc., the louisiana music hall of fame, under contract with the louisiana bicentennial commission under lmhof executive director and lbc music committee chairman, mike shepherd. THE CD IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF LA MUSIQUE DE LOUISIANNE INC., THE LOUISIANA MUSIC HALL OF FAME.

LA MUSIQUE DE LOUISIANNE INC. IS AN IRS CERTIFIED 501C3 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.

the songs and artists selected were chosen by a process which  first looked at songs by louisiana artists and written by louisianans, then by title relevance to louisiana, then by assessment ofboth the  quality of the song and the recording.

the LBC music committee was involved and instrumental in this process and all ideas submitted were taken into consideration.

the process was designed to create a high quality, high class product reflecting the diversity, both musically, geographically and by genre of louisiana music and  artists.

the inclusion of two songs did not "follow the path" of title diversity, "you are my sunshine" and "there's a god somewhere." simply, gospel songs do not generally reflect city or state names and other terms generally found in popular genres of music, and the inclusion of a high quality gospel song and recording by a historically important louisiana artist was moved. the classic song of two-time louisiana governor jimmie h. davis was accepted due to several factors including the exclusive nature of this never previously released recording, the importance of the song historically and the historical importance of governor davis.

artists who are current members of the louisiana music hall of fame, artists slated for induction into the louisiana music hall of fame, artists who may have previously contributed to the louisiana music hall of fame and, artists with no ties whatsoever to the louisiana music hall of fame were considered and selected based on the previously stated criteria.

 * as we are currently considering a second cd volume, we invite all parties who are, or who represent, or, who are freinds, family or fans of a louisiana artist, to contact us with their thoughts or songs for possible submission at:  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it  

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