Hoodoo Loungers' CD is worldwide semifinalist

The HooDoo Loungers ' 2018 release "Head & Heart & Hips,"  named by the Long Island Blues Society as the region's best self-produced CD of the year, has reached the semifinals of the Blues Foundation's international competition.

The winner will be announced during the finals of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis on Jan.26. 

The nine-piece band performs music inspired by the rhythms, sounds, history and spirit of New Orleans, with echoes of traditional New Orleans jazz, brass band, classic R&B and funk - a blend of original music and re-arranged New Orleans classics. 

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