Art Neville Passed Away At Age 81
Today we lose another New Orleans music legend. According to sources close to his family, Art Neville died Monday morning. He suffered years of declining health. He spent a half-century shaping the sound of New Orleans music. He was keyboardist, singer and a founding member of the Meters and the Neville Brothers. He was the voice of the Carnival season anthem “Mardi Gras Mambo”, and the classic “Tell It Like It Is”,
A list of hits include: “Hey Pocky A-Way”, “Fire on the Bayou”, “People Say”, “Cissy Strut”, and many more to his credit.
“Papa Funk,” as he would later be called, was 81.
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50th Anniversary Of The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
“One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the Moon. Today the KREWE OF TIX remembers.
Win tickets to The Rat Pack Tribute Show With Michael In The Morning
Win tickets to The Rat Pack Las Vegas tribute show with Michael in the Morning all this week. Winners will have dinner at legendary Rocky & Carlos on the TIX table with the Rat Pack and Krewe of TIX this Friday night. The show is this Saturday night at the St. Bernard Civic Center in Chalmette. Benefit show presented by the Shriners.
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WTIX Summer Concerts @ Porch & Patio – Triple Threat
The Summer Concert Series for this Wednesday, July 17th, it’s Triple Threat. It’s free Wednesday concerts at Porch & Patio in Kenner’s Rivertown with great local bands. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy good food, cold drinks, friends and music all summer.
Please, no outside food or drink. But the Porch & Patio has a full menu that is available.
The Porch & Patio is located right next to the train tracks in Rivertown. (Map)
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Barry Makes Landfall
Hurricane Barry made landfall this morning on the Louisiana coast near Marsh Island South of Abbeville. Barry is moving Northwest at 6 mph. That’s more West than predicted, good news for metro New Orleans. Maximum sustained winds 75 mph, gusts at 90 mph. Little rain fell over metro New Orleans overnight. Baton Rouge and Lafayette could still see anywhere from 10″ to 15″ of rain today. The Mandeville lakefront is now experiencing flooding and areas outside the levee protection area are experiencing coastal flooding.
Tropical conditions with off and on bands of showers and gusty winds are forecasted for the New Orleans area through today. With up to 6″ of rain possible we could still see some street flooding. It’s recommended not to drive too far away from home today.
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