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Dr. John to the Hall of Fame?
Late last week, HitsDailyDouble.com reported that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will announce tomorrow that Dr. John is among its newest inductees. Neil Diamond and Alice Cooper are […]
YouTube du Jour: Tuts Washington
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4TYMMH2qf8[/youtube] Periodically, we like to go deep into the YouTube vaults for history clips. Here’s New Orleans piano great Tuts Washington performing “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” on British […]
Louis Prima Centennial Colloquium
Louis Prima, the great New Orleans singer, trumpeter and entertainer, would be 100 years old this year, and as part of the ongoing celebrations of his legacy, Tulane University is […]
Red Hot + New Orleans All-Star Concert: Photo Slideshow
In New York last Friday and Saturday nights, December 3-4, the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Opera House played host to a rare treat of many of New Orleans’ finest musicians […]
Treme Creole Gumbo Festival Saturday and Sunday
The third annual Treme Creole Gumbo Festival will be heating up North Rampart Street this weekend at the Jazz and Heritage Center at 1225 North Rampart. Vendors will be providing […]
Shelby Lynne Keeps it Simple for Christmas
In recent years, Shelby Lynne has made intimate music her calling card. When she recorded Just a Little Lovin’ in 2008, she sang an album’s worth of Dusty Springfield songs […]
YouTube du Jour: Aaron Neville
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=456SYv0etCs[/youtube] Tonight, Aaron Neville returns to the House of Blues for his annual Christmas concert, which this year will also feature songs from his recent (and excellent) gospel album, I […]
Treme Recognized by WGA
Today the Writers Guild of America announced the nominations for its awards, and HBO’s Treme was among the nominees. The writing team of Lolis Eric Elie, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George […]
Baton Rouge Announces Slim Harpo Award Honorees
Every year, the Baton Rouge Blues Foundation honors excellence in the blues with the Slim Harpo Awards. Today it announced its 2011 honorees: Lonesome Sundown, Ray Davies of the Kinks, […]
YouTube du Jour: Butch Hancock
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c150fjzCeXk[/youtube] Tonight, Texas songwriting legend Butch Hancock will play Chickie Wah Wah. Hancock has been a member of the Flatlanders with Joe Ely and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and he wrote […]
