New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Rhythm of Louisiana $119
Just in time for Jazz Fest the “Rhythm of Louisiana” pendant or pin in sterling silver.
My father was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame at an event held in the French Quarter in November of 2009.
A big honor as Al Hirt was also inducted that evening; past inductees include Louis Armstrong, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Pete Fountain, Ellis Marsalis and the list goes on and on.
Paul Ferrara (my father) played drums for Al Hirt and Louie Prima for most of his music career.
Paul Ferrara
I was so proud making him a gold custom lapel pin - Rhythm of Louisiana which he still wears proudly.
Prima’s drummer for several years in Las Vegas at the height of Prima’s career, my father was asked to participate in the unveiling of the New Orleans Jazz Fest Poster.
“This is wonderful that we’re remembering him like this,” Ferrara said. “But you know, artists come and go. But it’s the music, the music that lives on.”
Prima’s daughter, Lena, and son, Louis Jr., as well as Keely Smith, who was the lead singer of his band and former wife, are scheduled to perform as is my father on drums.
Show your love with a Rhythm of Louisiana pendant or pin.