New Orleans responds to strife, as always, with song

29 July 2010, 12:17 am

A number of songs have sprung up in reaction to the gulf oil spill, bringing the city together and giving vent to collective anger. Ben Jaffe, the tuba player and creative director for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, was sitting in his Faubourg Marigny house one spring morning, drinking fresh-brewed New Orleans chicory coffee and worrying about the oil spill.... Read More »

More Topics from "Articles"

• Port takes part in FBI training
• Time running out for New Orleans to use grant money to battle blight
• Louisiana: Officers Charged in Death
• Project Engineer, And Two Former Prime Contractor Employees Are Sentenced On Conspiracy To Bribe State Official
• Two New Orleans police officers indicted in 2005 beating death
• Police search ongoing for suspect in killing
• Two New Orleans cops charged in 2005 beating death
• GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: New Orleans Responds to Strife, as Always, with Song
• Louisiana Headlines More>>