The movement of her body and the drum are one. Every sway and hit of her hips seems effortlessly in sync with beats from the ...

An aging vaudevillian and a young Black man find an unlikely connection in Charles Smith's Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues.

Ten Inmates, Including Accused Murderers, Escape New Orleans Jail With 'Inside' Help By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Ten inmates, including some charged with murder, escaped from a New Orleans jail with ...

May 16 (Reuters) - Ten inmates, including some charged with murder, escaped from a New Orleans jail with inside help on Friday, and a manhunt was under way, authorities said. The Orleans Parish ...

He was 75. Funeral arrangements were announced on Wednesday for Paul A. Batiste, a pillar of New Orleans’ music scene and longtime educator. The memorial service will be held on Tuesday ...

These newcomers brought elements of blues, spirituals ... transforms American music By the late 1880s, brass marching bands had become wildly popular throughout America, with New Orleans embracing ...

“The 1891 New Orleans lynchings represent a dark chapter in American history that deserves greater recognition and understanding,” National Italian American Foundation President Robert ...

It is in the style of Dr. John and will give a great New Orleans feel to your blues. More for You N.C. Supreme Court halts decision requiring verification of 65,000 votes in tight judicial race ...

Seymour made central to worship the early form of gospel music that blended spirituals with emerging blues, ragtime and jazz music. Another important African American in gospel ... Louis Armstrong ...

New Orleans gives up 72.8 points and has been outscored by 15.6 points per game. The Colonels are 8-6 in conference play. Nicholls averages 62.7 points while outscoring opponents by 5.0 points per ...

New Orleans — It's 5:30 a.m. just outside New Orleans, and a group of agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Administration just pulled over and arrested a ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO ... grand opera written by an African American composer. “The music is so lush and gorgeous and there’s some indications of New Orleans and it’s perhaps a precursor ...