Silas Hogan-He was an American blues musician. Hogan most notably recorded "Airport Blues" and "Lonesome La La", was the front man of the Rhythm Ramblers, and became an inductee in the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame. Hogan learned guitar playing as a teenager and was performing on a regular basis by the late 1930s. Similar to Lazy Lester and Slim Harpo, Hogan was influenced by Jimmy Reed. He had relocated to Baton Rouge, Louisiana by the early 1950s, and equipped with a Fender electric guitar, Hogan put together the Rhythm Ramblers. They assisted in the development of the Baton Rouge Blues sound, and with band members Hogan (guitar), Isaiah Chapman (lead guitar), Jimmy Dotson (drums), plus Sylvester Buckley (harmonica), they stayed together for almost ten years. In 1962, by which time he was aged 51, Hogan was belatedly introduced by Harpo to the Crowley, Louisiana based record producer, J. D. "Jay" Miller. Miller, via the offices of Excello Records, started Hogan's recording career, at a time when interest in variations of swamp blues was starting to wane. Hogan did nevertheless see the issue of several singles up to 1965, when Miller's disagreement with the record label's new owners brought the recording contract to a swift finale. On some of his recordings, Hogan was backed by the harmonica player, Moses "Whispering" Smith. Hogan had to disband the group, and returned to his full-time job at the Exxon oil refinery. In the late 1970s, Hogan recorded further tracks with both Arhoolie and Blue Horizon. Hogan died in January 1994 of heart disease, at the age of 82.

His obituary-
Deceased Name: HOGAN SR., SILAS

Died 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, 1994, at Earl K. Long Medical Center. He was 82, a native of Westover and a resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Winnfield Funeral Home, 7221 Plank Road, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. Religious services at Little Zion Baptist Church, 1955 74th Ave., at 8 p.m. Thursday, conducted by the Rev. Morris Jackson. Dismissal at 10 a.m. Friday. Interment in Southern Memorial Gardens. Survived by a wife, Violet H. Hogan; four daughters, Dorothy Durozen, Jessie Lee Spencer,Rosa Lee Hogan and Ruth Hogan Williams; four sons, Alfred Lecoq, Silas Jr., Samuel and Isiah Hogan, all of Baton Rouge; a godchild, Annie May Smith Ramsey, Shreveport; a sister, Beatrice Brayer, St. Rose, Calif.; a brother, Robert Hogan, Baton Rouge; 20grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents and two daughters.