Harmonically they are diatonic and texturally homophonic. Pianists have had the greatest influence over this style. These are costumes are made of feathers and beads very colorful. All By Myself by James Booker James Booker New Orleans Music Blues Blues is often characterized as being lyrically sad with slow tempos. This is erroneous.
Blues is often happy and ironic, and tempos range from fast to slow.
Blues is more of a way of dealing with trouble and difficult situations. New Orleans Music Gospel Gospel music has been important in the development of all forms of Louisiana music including jazz. Many popular musicians got their start playing and singing in church. To Go To Heaven by the Cox Family New Orleans Music Cox Family Country Many of the settlers of North Louisiana came from the Appalachian Mountains in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, searching for a better way of life. Their ancestors had come to this continent from Scotland, Ireland and England bringing with them the folk music of these countries.