Leon Medica & Tony Haselden were inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame Songwriters Annex and Louisiana Songwriters' Association Hall of Fame on January 29, 2010!
Leon Medica and Hoyt Garrick, writers of
LeRoux's hit "New Orleans Ladies," at
LMHOF - LSA Induction event Baton Rouge, LA on 1-29-2010.
Leon Medica was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame
for his writing, performing, and producing history.
Both Leon Medica and Hoyt Garrick were inducted into the
Louisiana Songwriters Association for their hit "New Orleans
Ladies".
Leon and Ed White of White Oak Productions
put together an all-star band for a Texas Roadhouse Corporate party
on April 14, 2010 at The Statue of Liberty in New York. The band
includes members of LeRoux with The Doobie Brothers' Tom
Johnston,
Blues Brothers' Steve Cropper, Wet Willie's Jimmy Hall, Jimi Jamison, Toto's Dennis Frederiksen, and
Journey's Steve Augeri.
Leon Medica's "New Orleans
Ladies" is nominated for The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame's
Favorite Louisiana Song, Year of the Song 2010.
Tony Haselden's "That's My
Story and I'm Sticking To It" is also nominated for The
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame's Favorite Louisiana Song, Year of
the Song 2010.
Internet voting is being held through the
Official Website of The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame, where all
32 nominees may be seen and voted for at this link:
http://louisianamusichalloffame.org/content/view/158/178
Louisiana's LeRoux was
inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and performed Oct 10, 2009 at The
Voice of the Wetlands Festival in
Houma, LA!
Visit the LeRoux page on the LMHOF website!
Check out the LeRoux videos on the LMHOF website!
www.lmhof.org
Read Mark Goodman's
article on Louisiana's LeRoux, Jimmy Hall, and Steve Cropper
from the Jul 22, 2009 issue of Blues Wax Show Revue!
Read Mark's
Goodman's interview with Steve Cropper
from the Apr 8 & 15, 2009 editions of BluesWax magazine!
Part 2 of the CAT (Classic
Artists Today) interview with Leon Medica online
the week of Apr
6, 2009
Louisiana's LeRoux named The
CAT's "Artist of the Month"
for Jul, 2008
LeRoux was Featured Artist
on The CAT
Mon Jul 7, 2008 - Sun Jul 13, 2008
Times and how you can tune in to
the show can be found on:
www.classicartiststoday.com,
www.myspace.com/classicartiststoday,
www.myspace.com/classicartiststodayinterview
49th Grammy Awards Nomination
Feb 11, 2007
Best Traditional Blues Album
(Vocal or Instrumental)
Brother to the Blues
Tab Benoit w/Louisiana's LeRoux
(Telarc Blues)
Billboard Wed May 14,
2008
Tab Benoit & Louisiana's LeRoux, Night Train
to Nashville has been on the Billboard Blues Album Chart
for 3 weeks and is currently ranked #2.
USA Today Fri May 2, 2008
Tab Benoit, Night Train to Nashville.
Benoit and backing band Louisiana's LeRoux, plus such
guests as Jimmy Hall, Kim Wilson, and Jim Lauderdale,
turn in a blistering, bluesy Cajun/country set, captured live
last year.
USA Today Mon April 28,
2008
Jazz Fest: Wet and wild captures the spirit
in New Orleans
Among the day's highlights: Cajun blues
hero Tab Benoit, backed by the masterful Louisiana's LeRoux,
set the blues tent afire with One Foot in the Bayou...
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2008 Blues Music Awards Winner
May 9, 2008
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year:
Tab Benoit
2007 Blues Music Awards Winner
May 11, 2007
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year: Tab Benoit
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year: Tab Benoit
2006 Best of the Beat Awards
Jul 22, 2006
Best Blues Album
Brother to the Blues
Tab Benoit w/Louisiana's LeRoux
(Telarc Blues)
New Orleans music fans from around the world voted for the artists
they thought had the best blues album of the year.
