Bayou (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Bayou may refer to the following:
Songs
- bayouBayouA bayou is an American term for a body of water typically found in flat, low-lying areas, and can refer either to an extremely slow-moving stream or river , or to a marshy lake or wetland. The name "bayou" can also refer to creeks that see level changes due to tides and hold brackish water which...
, a slow moving stream. - George Balanchine's 1952 Bayou (ballet)Bayou (ballet)Bayou is a ballet made by New York City Ballet's co-founder and balletmaster George Balanchine to Virgil Thomson's Acadian Songs and Dances...
- Bayou RecordsBayou RecordsBayou Records is a Cajun music record label based in Ville Platte, Louisiana, USA. It was formed by Floyd Soileau....
, a music recording label. - Bayou Hedge Fund GroupBayou Hedge Fund GroupThe Bayou Hedge Fund Group was a group of companies and hedge funds founded by Samuel Israel III in 1996. Approximately $450m was raised by the group from investors. Its investors were defrauded from the start with funds being misappropriated for personal use...
, an infamous ponzi scheme (2005). - BayouBayou (magazine)Bayou is a major American literary magazine based at the University of New Orleans. It publishes poetry, fiction, essays and the winner of the annual Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Contest...
, a prominent literary magazine.
Songs
- "Blue BayouBlue Bayou"Blue Bayou" is the title of a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and sung by Orbison.-Roy Orbison version:A plaintive ballad, it was originally released by Orbison as a 45rpm single on the Monument Records label in August 1963 ."Blue Bayou" also appears on Orbison's 1963 album, In Dreams...
" - "Born on the BayouBorn on the Bayou"Born on the Bayou" is the first track on Creedence Clearwater Revival's second album, Bayou Country. It was released as the B-side of the single "Proud Mary" and reached #2 on the Billboard Charts.As the songwriter, John Fogerty, commented:...
" - "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"Jambalaya " is the title of a song written and recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in July 1952...
" - "Fire on the BayouFire on the BayouFire on the Bayou is the sixth album by the funk band The Meters.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Bass guitar - George Porter, Jr.*Congas - Cyril Neville*Drums - Joseph Modeliste*Guitar - Leo Nocentelli*Keyboards - Art Neville...
" - "Fiyo on the BayouFiyo on the BayouFiyo on the Bayou is the second studio album by the New Orleans four piece The Neville Brothers. It was released in 1981 on A&M. It also features a young Whitney Houston on backing vocals. In 1975 another album entitled Fire On The Bayou was released by The Meters, a band that included Art Neville...
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