A roots-music scholar, a radio personality and two local musicians are the 2017 Slim Harpo Music Awards recipients. The ceremony and jam session are set for Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Time Out Lounge.

Baton Rouge swamp-blues artist James Moore, better known as Slim Harpo, received more recognition in the past decade than he ever received in his brief lifetime. Another tribute to Moore came last ...

How many Slim Harpo recordings do you know? Perhaps you've heard "Raining in My Heart" (not the Buddy Holly tune), which made it to No. 34 on Billboard's pop chart in 1961; "Baby, Scratch My Back," ...