On the bright late summer morning of September 12 the crème fraiche façade of Corpus Christi-Epiphany Church gleamed optimistically amid this still-blighted Seventh Ward neighborhood along St. Bernard Avenue. Inside the packed church, many of the surviving players from the glory days of New Orleans R&B gathered to send off Wardell Quezergue, an arranger so [...]
Tag Archives: Deacon John
All on a Monday in New Orleans…
September 21, 2011 – 2:26 pm
I thought you would enjoy this piece written by Gaynielle “Queen G” Neville about how music flows from generation to generation, from the death of a treasured New Orleans musical icon, to the birth of a new New Orleans superstar… The sunrise was spectacularly beautiful on Monday, September 12, 2011. This particular day marked [...]
YouTube du Jour: Benny Spellman
June 7, 2011 – 3:30 pm
This past Friday, New Orleans R&B singer Benny Spellman passed away in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida, where he had been living for years. In 2009 Spellman was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in recognition of his singing on his two hits, “Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)” and “Fortune Teller”, and on [...]
R&B Icons Play Westbank Benefit Sunday
September 3, 2010 – 10:57 am
The Ponderosa Stomp folks recently announced a benefit Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. for recent inductee into the Westbank Musicians Hall of Fame, Richard Banquer, who’s dealing with cancer. The event will take place at the Old Firemen’s Hall, and the performers include Frankie Ford, Jean Knight, Deacon John, Roy Head, Charmaine Neville, Ryan [...]
Deac Speaks
April 4, 2010 – 11:50 am
Deacon John accepted his Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement in Music honor at this year’s invitation-only event at Harrah’s Theater because he had a prior commitment on the night of our show at the House of Blues. At the request of publisher Jan Ramsey, Deacon John has sent us the text of his acceptance [...]
YouTube du Jour: Musicians for Mitch Press Conference
February 4, 2010 – 10:23 am
Wednesday night, the House of Blues hosted “Musicians for Mitch,” a fundraiser for mayoral candidate Mitch Landrieu. The star-studded event was emceed by Jazz Fest’s Quint Davis and paraded a who’s who of New Orleans music across the stage. Banu Gibson performed a new campaign song for Landrieu, and the evening presented such charming moments [...]
2009 Best of the Beat Music Business Awards
January 21, 2010 – 2:09 pm
Last night was the first night of the 2009 Beat of the Beat Awards, hosted by Harrah’s Casino New Orleans at the Theatre at Harrah’s. Awards were given out for the individual musician categories, music businesses, and to Deacon John Moore for his Lifetime Achievement in Music. Below are all the winners we presented last [...]
Always Beating
January 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
Vote for YOUR favorites here: http://www.offbeat.com/bob09 Who’s the Artist of the Year? Veterans BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, whose Alligator Purse underlined BeauSoleil’s place in the Americana conversation, or Allen Toussaint, who recorded an artful take on traditional jazz with The Bright Mississippi? Or Theresa Andersson, who spent the year introducing the country to Hummingbird, Go! [...]
