“Jubilee Stomp“ composed by Duke Ellington in 1928, performed by Tuba Skinny on Royal Street in New Orleans.
Shaye Cohn (cornet), Todd Burdick (sousaphone), Robin Rapuzzi (washboard), Jason Lawrence,(banjo), Max Bien Kahn (guitar), Greg Sherman (guitar), Barnabus Jones (trombone).
Antoine “Fats” Domino Jr., the singer, pianist and songwriter who was New Orleans’ ambassador to Rock n’ Roll, died on Tuesday at the age of 89. He brought a boogie-woogie, R&B sensibility to the world of teen tunes.
More:
“Fats Domino, boogie-woogie pianist who helped launch rock-and-roll, dies at 89,” Terence McArdle, Washington Post
“Fats Domino, piano-playing prodigy and rock and roll legend, dies at 89” John Pope, Times-Picayune
“Fats Domino, Architect Of Rock And Roll, Dead At 89,” Gwen Thompkins, NPR
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“I didn’t start the problems with race in this country, but I did force the people of New Orleans to confront them,” reflects Mayor Mitch Landrieu. 2017 Aspen Ideas Festival.
“Shirley,” sung by John Fred (John Fred Gourrier), accompanied by Clarence Fox (sax), Frank Fields (bass), Charles Williams (drums), and Walter Nelson and Ernest McLean (guitar). Written by Mr. Fred and Tommy Bryan; recorded in 1958.
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New Orleans has all the urban problems of any American city — crime, poor education, no parking spaces, economic inequality — and it’s still suffering the aftereffects of devastating Hurricane Katrina. But as the Crescent City celebrates Fat Tuesday, technology has solved one age-old problem:
The Airpnp smartphone app directs you to nearby locations where, for a small fee, the business or homeowner will let you use the toilet facilities. Ninety percent of arrests along the French Quarter’s parade routes are for public urination, so it’s not a piddling matter.
More:
“AirPnP, an app helps find Mardi Gras rental restrooms: BBC report,” By Doug MacCash, Times-Picayune
“Inventive startups are changing the way New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras,” Shannon Sims, Quartz
Top video: “Ain’t No Place to Pee on Mardi Gras Day” by Benny Antin, from the 1997 album Wild Linoleum. Lyrics here.
“Yes We Can Can,” written by Allen Toussaint in 1973, performed by the composer in 2012. The song, first recorded by Lee Dorsey in 1970, was a huge hit for the Pointer Sisters three years later. Musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer Allen Toussaint was an amazing force in New Orleans music for over 5 decades. He died on Monday at the age of 77 while on tour in Spain.
New Orleans has all the urban problems of any American city — crime, poor education, no parking spaces, economic inequality — and it’s still suffering the aftereffects of devastating Hurricane Katrina. But as the Crescent City celebrates Fat Tuesday, technology has solved one age-old problem:
Calas (pronounced ca-LA) are fritters made from cooked rice and flour. They were sold in the streets of New Orleans by vendors, women of color, often slaves (who had Sundays free), and remained part of old-time home cooking for many Gulf Coast families of African descent. The recipe may have been modified in the New World, but the term and concept are said to have been brought to Louisiana by slaves from Ghana.
