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Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest

May. 06, 2024 20:21 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An extra day and the lure of an appearance by the Rolling Stones pushed attendance at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to a half a million people, organizers said Monday. That was the second highest attendance in the festival's history — just...

Clarence 'Frogman' Henry, the New Orleans R&B singer behind the 1956 hit 'Ain't Got No Home,' dies

Apr. 08, 2024 15:50 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Clarence “Frogman” Henry, who was one of New Orleans’ best known old-time R&B singers and scored a hit at age 19 with “Ain't Got No Home," has died. He was 87. Henry died Sunday night, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation said on social...