Mandeville, Louisiana

Everything Mandeville is known for

5 songs mention this city 4 artists from here

Mandeville, Louisiana, located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, has a notable musical past and present. The city was an early hub for jazz music outside of New Orleans, with bands playing on steamboats crossing the lake and at local dance halls. Today, Mandeville is home to artists like country singer Courtney Cole and rock band Twelve Stones. The city also features in songs such as "Jambalaya" by Tab Benoit and "Crescent City (Live from Austin City Limits 7/26/1993)" by Rosanne Cash.

Mandeville continues to offer live music, with venues like Ruby's Roadhouse and the historic Dew Drop Social and Benevolent Hall, which is considered the oldest virtually unaltered jazz hall in the world. The city hosts various musical events, including free concert series at the Mandeville Trailhead.

Music in Mandeville

Songs About Mandeville

Crescent City (Live from Austin City Limits 7/26/1993)
Rosanne Cash
52%
"Mama lives in Mandeville"
Jambalaya
Tab Benoit
45%
"Well, Thibodaux and the Fountainbleaux, the place was buzzin'"
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
Hank Williams Jr.
42%
"Thibodeaux, Fontainbleau, the place is buzzin'"
Longest Bridge in the World
Dash Rip Rock
18%
on the banks on the old ponchartrain
hank williams
10%

Artists From Mandeville

T
Twelve Stones
rock Pop: 40
C
Courtney Cole
country Pop: 32
K
Karen Waldrup
country Pop: 15
A
Amanda Shaw
folk Pop: 8

Rivers & Roads in Song near Mandeville

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Mandeville.

Interstate 10 23 songs US Route 90 6 songs Toulouse Street 2 songs Eagle Street 2 songs US Route 61 4 songs Basin Street 6 songs

History of Mandeville

Abita Mystery House RoadyGoat

2000

At 22275 Highway 36 in Abita Springs, Louisiana, a vintage gas station opens onto one of the South's great folk-art rabbit holes: the Abita Mystery House, opened by artist and inventor John Preble in 2000 and known until 2007 as the UCM Museum (pronounced 'you-see-em'). Inside are thousands of handmade miniatures, animated dioramas, found-object inventions, a 90-year-old Creole cottage, and the bottle-and-tile-covered House of Shards. Star attractions are Preble's invented swamp creatures: Darrel the Dogigator (half dog, half alligator), Buford the Bassigator (half bass, half alligator), and Edmond the Allisapien. Preble, a trained painter, turned to outsider art after visiting Ross Ward's Tinkertown Museum in New Mexico. It is gloriously homemade, self-guided, and unlike anything else on the I-10 northshore.

8.4 mi away

Everything Near Mandeville

2 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

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