Louisiana's LeRoux (a/k/a
LeRoux) is a
pop band founded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that saw its heyday from 1978-1983. Their biggest hits were "Take A Ride On A Riverboat" with its 4-part a capella intro, the 1978 hit song "New Orleans Ladies", the 1982 hits "Nobody Said It Was Easy" and "Addicted", and the 1983 hit "Carrie's Gone". Their music, though pop-oriented, combined many elements such as
funk,
RnB,
dixieland jazz,
rock, and some Cajun-flavoring, thus defying a pigeonhole into one definable category like many other d…
read more