LeRoux was formed in the heart of the '70's and in the heart of Bayou country. Thriving regionally throughout the mid '70's and into the present, their venues consist mainly of concerts in and around New Orleans and state and county fairs all along the Gulf Coast.
Most folks north of the Mason-Dixon will never have heard of them, and that's fine. We'll just keep them a southern secret - just like the best location for beignets in the Quarter or the one sure way for a girl to get some beads on Mardi Gras.
Someone said, "All women are beautiful. God just spent a little more time on Southern women." In "New Orleans Ladies", LeRoux extolled the virtues of the Crescent City's creole beauties, qualities that easily extend to all women of the south.
But it's not all moonlight and magnolias. From "Take a Ride on a Riverboat", the group cautions
"Delta nights are deadly,
Delta women, too."They can frustrate, exasperate, and bring you to the brink of despair. But in the next moment, they can melt away the melancholy by a look, the scent of her perfume, or the mere sound of her voice.
"A sassy style that will drive you crazy.
And they hold you like the light
hugs the wick when this candle's burning."
So, what's my final take on life with a Southern gal? Let's just say I'm smiling.
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