I recently ordered a subscription to the Oxford American, and I absolutely love it. The magazine was born in 1989 in Oxford, Miss, and runs stories about Southern literature, music, news, and all sorts of other random stuff. Every year they come out with a Southern music issue; this year's focused on music in Louisiana and came with a mix tape (actually, CD) with 21 songs, including Cajun accordion music from the early 80s (Octa Clark), an amazing zydeco song from the 50s called 'Bon Ton Roula' (Clarence Garlow), and 'Look What You're Doin' to Me (ooh-wee, baby)' by Professor Longhair (that's him on the cover). What a name.
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