Country singer Kelsey Waldon grew up in the Ohio River bottoms of Ballard County, Kentucky-a place called “Monkey’s Eyebrow” where her family has farmed for generations. She tells us about her journey as a songwriter, and her friendship with another hero of Kentucky, John Prine. Then a live set of New Orleans jazz and its Caribbean cousins with the widely acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, Aurora Nealand and her quartet at Artisound Studios in New Orleans 9th Ward.
Rosa Hawkins, one of the three original singers in New Orleans R&B vocal trio the Dixie Cups, died Tuesday January 11 at age 76.
To hear our interview with her, click here.
To read more about her life, click here.
Photo by Michael DeMocker, Nola.com/The Times-Picayune
