Teddy’s Juke Joint, the world-famous music attraction in Zachary, celebrates its 45th anniversary on Saturday. Teddy “Lloyd” Johnson — the venue’s cowboy hat-wearing owner and DJ — has booked the Neal ...
Country music fans in Birmingham got an unexpected treat when Jamey Johnson made a surprise appearance at Saw’s Juke Joint. Johnson, an Alabama native, popped up Tuesday night for an impromptu ...
This is American Routes, and you can’t do a show about the blues without stopping by a juke joint, and I know a great one. It’s Teddy’s Juke Joint, right along Blues Highway 61 in Zachary, LA. It’s a ...
If you walk into the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History in Fayetteville, you might suddenly find yourself very much at home--that is, if you're from the South. As you stand on a wooden ...
The blues runs deep through Orlando Paden’s veins. As a child, he danced for nickels and quarters by the jukebox. He cleaned, crushed cans, and bagged them. He’d greet Mr. Bill, the bouncer, at the ...
Jake’s Juke Joint, a BBQ and burger spot catered to Northport locals, is set to open for its first public service on Tuesday, July 8. Jake French, owner of Harry’s Bar on Hargrove Road, a longtime ...
The youngest band to perform at the recent Baton Rouge Blues Festival, the Juke Joint Juniors feature middle and high school students enrolled in the West Baton Rouge Museum’s Blues After School ...
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains plot details from Ryan Coogler‘s “Sinners,” now playing in theaters. Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw vividly remembers when Ryan Coogler sent her the script ...