Music in Louisiana

First opened in 1939, this legendary performance venue was a haven for Black musicians including Ray Charles and Little Richard.

There's no booze at this juke joint—just some of the best blues in Baton Rouge.

This museum tells a lively, personal, and wide-ranging history of jazz music.

The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

The childhood home of Jerry Lee Lewis was converted into a museum dedicated to his musical legend.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A small town museum honors local WWII veterans and the queen of pop who put it on the map.