The Times-Picayune is marking the tricentennial of New Orleans with its ongoing 300 for 300 project, running through 2018 and highlighting the moments and people that connect and inspire us. Today, ...

Joan Marie Johnson Faust, one of the founding members of The Dixie Cups, the New Orleans singing group who reached the top of the national charts in the 1960s with “Chapel of Love” and “Iko Iko,” has ...

Going to the chapel, indeed. The Dixie Cups, the legendary "girl group" that rocketed to the top of the charts with "Chapel of Love" in 1964, will be at Loyola University March 7 at 7:30 p.m. to mark ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Joan Marie Johnson, one of the founding members of the New Orleans girl group The Dixie Cups, who had a No. 1 hit in 1964 with "Chapel of Love," has died at a hospice in New Orleans.

TAMPA, Fla. (WGNO) — Rosa Hawkins, one of the three original singers of the Dixie Cups, died at the Tampa General Hospital on Tuesday. The Dixie Cups are most famous for their No. 1 hit ‘Chapel of ...

Whether you call it “Jock-A-Mo” or Chock-A-Mo” or “Iko-Iko,” it’s one of the greatest of all New Orleans Carnival songs. James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, who recorded the original version in 1953, rarely ...

Rosa Lee Hawkins, a member of the '60s girl group The Dixie Cups, has died. She was 76. Her sister and bandmate Barbara Ann Hawkins told The New York Times that Rosa died after experiencing internal ...

Rosa Lee Hawkins, the youngest founding member of the celebrated New Orleans girl group The Dixie Cups, died in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday, January 11 of internal bleeding caused by complications from ...

One element of New Orleans culture is music, which is influenced by Mardi Gras Indians. From food to language and traditions, New Orleans is known for its culture. Jazz was birthed in this city, and ...

Jimmy Fallon dipped into the avant garde on Wednesday's Tonight Show, eschewing the normal setup of school instruments for a white soundstage, black or white turtleneck/pants outfits, and black and ...