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by Alex V. Cook, Music Editor
first published: December, 2013
first published: December, 2013
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I like to think they started with a blank tape and kept mixing it
Alex V. Cook
Music Editor
Alex V. Cook listens to everything and writes about most of it. His latest book, the snappily titled Louisiana Saturday Night: Looking for a Good Time in South Louisiana's Juke Joints, Honky-Tonks, and Dance Halls
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