With songs like “Don’t You Just Know It,” “Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu” and “Sea Cruise,” he put a firm backbeat behind joyful nonsense.
Category: New Orleans (La)
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‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ and the Ballad of Making Rock ’n’ Roll TV
After more than a year of delays and adjustments, the big-budget adaptation of a best-selling novel about music, love and fame hopes to become this year’s irresistible streaming series.
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After 14 Address Changes, a Final Destination With Each Other
“We’ve learned that home is people,” Dr. Marc Beuttler said of his relationship with Matthew Davis, which began in New Orleans.
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New Orleans Port Expansion Shows Optimism on Future of Global Trade
The city that was once the world’s gateway to America is betting it can win in a new and different era of global integration.
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At Praise Fest in New Orleans, Spreading the Gospel Through Song and Community
In a city facing wide-ranging challenges, the gospel music you hear at Praise Fest can be a balm for the collective spirit.
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Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington, New Orleans Musical Luminary, Dies at 79
A guitarist and singer, he was a quintessential local star, mixing blues, funk and jazz through six decades of club and festival gigs.
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Onstage, It’s Finally Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Again
After one holiday season lost to the pandemic and another curtailed by Omicron, seasonal staples including “The Nutcracker,” “A Christmas Carol” and “Messiah” are back in force.