Sunday Music Digest

R.I.P. to novelist James Houston, who was also a good friend of Hawai'ian music legend Eddie Kamae http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/04/james-d-houston-rip.html A report on the huge Coachella music shindig http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/04/coachella-2009-day-2-begins-with-a-record-store-salute-and-a-plea-to-get-naked.html Q & A with Tanya Tucker http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSTRE53H02O20090418 An early report on French Quarter Fest, including the erster eating contest http://blog.nola.com/living/2009/04/french_quarter_fest_draws_out.html And a love song written by a mobster is discovered http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=7371993&page=1