Monroe in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Ivory Joe Hunter
1911-1974
"The Baron of Boogie"
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 29, 2024
1. Ivory Joe Hunter Marker
Ivory Joe, a legendary pianist & prolific singer-songwriter was born in Kirbyville, TX. Hunter made Monroe, LA. his family's home for 3 decades, all the while writing some of his best known tunes, touring the country, appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show & The Grand Ole Opry. Among the thousands of songs he wrote & recorded, "Since I Met You Baby", "Blues at Sunrise", & "I Almost Lost My Mind" topped the charts & are considered blues standards.
Erected 2024 by Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Marker Number 15.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 32° 29.93′ N, 92° 1.053′ W. Marker is in Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish. It can be reached from Chennault Park Drive near Millhaven Rd. (Route 594). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1051 Chennault Park Dr, Monroe LA 71203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Selman Field (approx. 1.8 miles away); Selman Field Navigator Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Claire Lee Chennault (approx. 2.3 miles away); OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter (approx.
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More about this marker. Located on th grounds of the NELA Delta African American Heritage Museum
Also see . . . Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 29, 2024
2. Ivory Joe Hunter Marker
Photographed by Molly McCullar
3. Ivory Joe Hunter Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on January 6, 2026, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
