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As Louis Armstrong forever tethered jazz to New Orleans and Clifton Chenier fixed Lafayette as home to zydeco, Slim Harpo established Baton Rouge as a base for the blues. In this biography of the renowned blues singer and musician, Martin Hawkins traces Harpo’s rural upbringing, his professional development, and his national success.

Slim Harpo

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      Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
      Publication Date: 4/30/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780807177297, 978-0807177297
      ISBN10: 0807177296
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      Book Synopsis
      As Louis Armstrong forever tethered jazz to New Orleans and Clifton Chenier fixed Lafayette as home to zydeco, Slim Harpo established Baton Rouge as a base for the blues. In this biography of the renowned blues singer and musician, Martin Hawkins traces Harpo’s rural upbringing, his professional development, and his national success.

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