Count Time

The ethnomusicologist on the Blues, origin stories and the mixture of colonizers that made Louisiana its likely birthplace.

Show Notes

The ethnomusicologist on the Blues, origin stories and the mixture of colonizers that made Louisiana its likely birthplace. From the misery of the plantation to the classic blues decade of the women,  the Harlem Renaissance to Louisiana festivals and everything in between. The Blues is alive and well. Listen to Interview with Dr. Joyce Jackson along with notes, transcript, pictures  and videos.

Includes Crazy Blues the first commercial recording of blues music by Mamie Smith and Blues a 1938 Alan Lomax recording of Calvin Frazier for the Library of Congress.

What is Count Time?

LD Azobra formerly Lyman White, formerly of the LSU Tigers and the Atlanta Falcons interviews Living Legends and those whose stories need to be heard. His time at Oakdale Federal Prison along with his perspectives as a "Black" man who has traveled the world, inspires insightful, emotional and sometimes hilarious discussions.
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