Ferbos still tooting his horn at age 100
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly If he wishes to, Lionel Ferbos has the lung power to blow out all 100 candles adorning a glowing
Fan favorites, Charmaine Neville and Michael White debut recordings
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly Dr. Michael White Adventures in New Orleans Jazz – Part 1 (Basin Street Records) It wasn’t so long ago
By Kelly Parker The Louisiana Weekly Of those who made their way to the Big Easy this past weekend for the 2011 Essence Music Festival (EMF), many are considered seasoned veterans when ...
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly For the first time in several years, regular attendees of the annual Essence Music Festival will have the opportunity to experience both explosive headliners like Usher, ... 50 N.O.-area women to embark on life-changing transformations at Essence
Music legend Chaka Khan joins the 2011 Essence Music Festival, not only as a main-stage performer on Saturday, July 2, but also to significantly impact the lives of 50 women Essence Fest 2011 puts spotlight on local brass bands
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly “Brass bands are takin’ over, baby,” ReBirth’s leader and tuba player Phil Frazier laughingly exclaims. Though in truth, he’s a believer. Essence Fest once again attracts Carol’s Daughter
By Kelly Parker The Louisiana Weekly Like baseball, hot dogs and fireworks, no 4th of July celebration is complete without the Crescent City, the Essence Music Festival and Carol’s Daughter. Treme Brass Band’s album is all about cultural traditions
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly New Orleans brass bands, Mardi Gras Indians and social aid and pleasure clubs share the culture of the street. The mutual heritage is celebrated on Treme ... New Orleans’ adopted son, Benny Spellman dies at the age of 79
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana Weekly Benny Spellman, who gained national attention with his New Orleans classics from the double-sided 45 r.p.m. “Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)” and “Fortune Teller,” died on ... Crescent City to become the ‘Funk Capital of the World’ on June 15
By Geraldine Wyckoff The Louisiana cash advance sunshine coast Weekly Bootsy is coming! Bootsy is coming! That cry heralds the arrival — perhaps by spacecraft — of Bootsy Collins, one of the ...
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