Johnette Downing Author

Johnette Downing is a New Orleans multi-award-winning singer, musician, composer, author, illustrator, and poet. She is author of thirty books, primarily for children. She has presented her Louisiana roots music concerts for children, as well as author visits, keynotes, and educator workshops on five continents. She is the recipient of the 2017 Louisiana Writer Award.

Scott Billington is a three-time Grammy-winning roots music producer who has worked with such artists as Irma Thomas, Charlie Rich, and Bobby Rush. For many decades, he balanced his roles as producer, art director, musician, and A&R executive at the highly regarded Rounder Records label, where he was responsible for hundreds of recordings. A former Recording Academy Trustee, he lives in New Orleans, where he previously taught music production at Loyola University. He often performs with his wife, the children’s musician Johnette Downing. He is also author of Making Tracks: A Record Producer’s Southern Roots Music Journey, published by University Press of Mississippi.