Talk:Music of New Orleans

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Is obsessed with marching bands and heavy metal

This article seems to be pretty good for explaining the New Orleans music of the 1800s and N.O. metal 1980-onward, but doesn't have much to say about New Orleans' most influential period of 1900-1980 when New Orleans jazz players spread out all across the country. Also, N.O. is quite a center for funk and hip-hop music, and there's no discussion of this. I think the article is pretty slim, concentrating most on marching bands and heavy metal, with a paragraph about Dixieland.

True. Whoever decided to rate this as a B article is unaware of the complexity and sections that seem to have just been skipped right over. The majority of references I see are all for rock bands. Would you agree that this is a Start- ranked or C at best?

The city's music is a lot more complex than that, including Cajun music which may be performed mostly for the tourists that come through town. I think it needs a lot more here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.239.56.196 (talk) 00:10, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

True. What about NO R&B like Dr. John and all?65.2.109.81 (talk) 23:58, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ABSOLUTELY right! how about Bonnie Raitt? Or Little Feat? The New Orleans influences stretch far and affect nearly and many of the areas and Parishes in the towns around it, are FILLED with a melting pot of music of all kinds. Reading this article, knowing nothing, I'd think that the city was primarily known for Ragtime, Marching Bands, and Teeth Grinding hard rock. Where is Zydeco music? Cajun and Creole rhythms, R&B, folk tradition, the WIDE variety of jazz styles and Delta blues are ... where? This area is a magical place where many of the only purely American genres that spring from the variety of cultures produce music ranging from Southern Steel, mainstream jazz, and jam bands. No mention of Mardi Gras.. what about typical everyday busking?--leahtwosaints (talk) 07:14, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, if you think this article needs more information, then add it yourself. I added the information which I care about. You may add as much as you want as long as it is sourced. Gothbag (talk) 10:08, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just cut this out

"such as Little Richard" of the R&R and R&R section as an example of someone who recorded his early hits in New Orleans. That he used NO musicians is for sure (especially Earl Palmer) but that he recorded in NO is, I believe inaccurate. By all means, show me to be wrong and put it back. Einar Carptrash (talk) 19:42, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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