State Museum Hosts Louisiana Music Revival
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> Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Egg Yolk Jubilee, Jay Chevalier and Michael
Hurt
> and the Haunted Hearts to perform at the Cabildo
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> On Saturday, May 20, 2006, the Louisiana State Museum will bring music
> history to life with live performances by Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, Egg
> Yolk Jubilee, Jay Chevalier and Michael Hurtt and his Haunted Hearts from
> 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the Cabildo on Jackson Square.
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> This showcase of some of Louisiana music's legends and innovators is the
> result of a partnership between the Louisiana State Museum and the Mystic
> Knights of the Mau Mau, organizers of the annual Ponderosa Stomp event
> (displaced to Memphis this year due to Katrina). The mission of the
Knights
> is to celebrate, pay tribute to and teach the cultural significance of the
> unsung heroes and heroines of rock-n-roll, rhythm and blues and other
forms
> of American roots music while they are still alive through festivals,
> special events, concerts and outreach activities.
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> Festivities will begin with a performance by New Orleans carnival icon and
> often-overlooked rhythm and blues singer Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, the
> creator of the Mardi Gras staple tune "Carnival Time." A talented singer
> from the golden age of New Orleans R&B, he will be backed by New Orleans'
> eclectic brass/funk/rock ensemble, Egg Yolk Jubilee.
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> Rockabilly legend Jay Chevalier will follow Johnson. Initially partnering
> with Gene Vincent, Chevalier hit it big with the ballad "The Ballad of
Earl
> K. Long" in 1959 and then spent a year on the road with the hit going on
to
> create the infamous "Castro Rock." Currently living in Kenner, Jay's song
> "Come Back To Louisiana" is being considered for designation as the
official
> state song. In addition to backing Jay, hillbilly music resurrectionists
> Michael Hurtt and his Haunted Hearts will be closing out the night with
> their own set of rockabilly and country music.
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> This event is free to the public. Funding has been provided by the
> Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, The Louisiana Museum Foundation,
The
> Friends of the Cabildo and the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief
Fund.
> For more information, call 504-568-8215. To find out more about the Mystic
> Knights of the Mau Mau, visit www.knights-maumau.com.
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> The Louisiana State Museum is part of the Louisiana Department of Culture,
> Recreation and Tourism, which is overseen by Lieutenant Governor Mitchell
J.
> Landrieu. The State Museum network includes six museums in New Orleans and
> sites in Baton Rouge, Natchitoches, Patterson and Thibodaux. For details
on
> sites, exhibitions and programs, visit http://lsm.crt.state.la.us.
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> Public Information Director
> The Louisiana State Museum
> Office 504-568-6972
> > 751 Chartres St., New Orleans, LA 70116
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> The Louisiana State Museum: Celebrating 100 Years of History in 2006!
> http://lsm.crt.state.la.us
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