Memories, by Johnnie Allan, is a pictorial history of South Louisiana music from the 1910s to the 1990s. For decades, music-lovers from throughout the world have thrilled to the rich and exotic sounds of South Louisiana - Cajun, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, Country n' Western, Rhythm n' Blues, and more. Memories is a portfolio of over 800 photographs, many of them never before published. Here you'll find scenes from the lives and careers of musicians both famous and obscure. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Memories is a complete encyclopedia of the music of this fascinating region!
softcover, 307 pages
published in 1988