Many artists would hide the meanings of their songs in the rhythm and rhyme of poetry that only those who truly understood the meaning behind the music could understand. The Blues in Baton Rouge was a sort of protest music against the injustices that many of the musicians saw on a racial and economic level. They have paved the way so much that our Baton Rouge has been on the worldwide Blues scene for decades.

Many of us know about the Blues festival that has become an international sensation, but we don’t really know our own Blues history and legends. Why not? Baton Rouge is the home of the Blues.

The origin story of the Red Stick's creation of the Blues is not common knowledge. It is the story of people moving from the rural communities to the city area. Many of us are “from“ but not 'actually from' Baton Rouge, meaning we trace our families in surrounding cities, towns, and parishes. The story of the Blues in Baton Rouge is much like the story of the people that make up Capital City. In fact, it’s actually more than 300 years old. In fact, most of us grew up hearing, seeing, or just feeling the Blues.

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