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The first exhibit one encounters in the museum is a sculpture of the three Ferriday cousins at the piano: singers [[Mickey Gilley]] of [[Branson]], [[Missouri]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]] and [[Jimmy Swaggart]], the last an evangelist based in [[Baton Rouge]]. Other honorees are blues trombonist [[Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker]], a native of Newellton in northern Tensas Parish.<ref name=dmm>"Delta Music Museum Celebrities" brochure, Delta Music Museum, 6 pages.</ref>
The first exhibit one encounters in the museum is a sculpture of the three Ferriday cousins at the piano: singers [[Mickey Gilley]] of [[Branson]], [[Missouri]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]] and [[Jimmy Swaggart]], the last an evangelist based in [[Baton Rouge]]. Other honorees are blues trombonist [[Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker]], a native of Newellton in northern Tensas Parish.<ref name=dmm>"Delta Music Museum Celebrities" brochure, Delta Music Museum, 6 pages.</ref>
==Museum inductees==
==Museum inductees==
*Former Louisiana Governor [[Jimmie Davis]], Jackson Parish native, produced "You Are My Sunshine," formerly among the most recognized songs in the world.
*Former Louisiana Governor [[Jimmie Davis]], Jackson Parish native, produced "You Are My Sunshine," formerly among the most recognized songs in the world.
*[[Conway Twitty]], a native of Friars Point, [[Mississippi]], had fifty-five No. 1 hits in the nation, a record unsurpassed by [[The Beatles]], [[Elvis Presley]], and [[Frank Sinatra]].
*[[Conway Twitty]], a native of Friars Point, [[Mississippi]], had fifty-five No. 1 hits in the nation, a record unsurpassed by [[The Beatles]], [[Elvis Presley]], and [[Frank Sinatra]].
*Pete Fountain (1930-2016), a [[clarinet]]ist, became one of the principal names in New Orleans jazz and was a regular on ABC's ''The Lawrence Welk Show.''<ref name=dmm/>
*Pete Fountain (1930-2016), a [[clarinet]]ist, became one of the principal names in New Orleans jazz and was a regular on ABC's ''The Lawrence Welk Show.''<ref name=dmm/>
==Arcade Theatre==
==Arcade Theatre==