Blake Pontchartrain looks at some of the names and voices behind iconic New Orleans Carnival songs. There are few people ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE)—On the eve of Jazz Fest’s final day, a vibrant block party erupted to celebrate the renaming of Terpsichore Street to honor New Orleans music legend Professor Longhair. Known ...

On Thursday night, Widespread Panic began their three-night siege of MGM Music Hall at Fenway Park in Boston. During the first concert, the Peach State band brought out long-time live collaborator, ...

“And now, ladies and gentlemen, the one and only… Professor Longhair!” Fess hits with a syncopated vamp and it’s off to the races for a half-hour of insanely intense second line stepping out, blues ...

Gwen Thompkins is a New Orleans native, NPR veteran and host of WWNO's Music Inside Out, where she brings to bear the knowledge and experience she amassed as senior editor of Weekend Edition, an East ...