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Stones set to take Jazz Fest stage
It looks like the third time is the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares, again, for the Rolling Stones to perform.
The festival, which spans two weekends, opened Thursday with dozens of acts playing daily on 14 stages spread throughout the historic Fair Grounds race course. The Stones play next Thursday, which has long been sold out.
In 2019, festival organizers thought they had landed the legendary rock band, but the appearance was canceled because lead singer Mick Jagger had heart surgery. They tried again in 2021, but a surge in COVID-19 cases ultimately forced the fest to cancel.
Now, says festival producer Quint Davis, “It’s gonna be special.”
This will be the first time the Stones play Jazz Fest.
Opening day acts included rock bands Widespread Panic and the Beach Boys, reggae artist Stephen Marley and jazz vocalist John Boutte.
“The talent is great, the weather is projected to be good, and people’s expectations are going to be met,” Davis said.
The first weekend also showcases performances by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jon Batiste, country megastar Chris Stapleton, R&B singer Fantasia, rock band Heart, Cajun fiddler Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys, jazz pianist Patrice Rushen, and blues and folk artist Ruthie Foster.
Eminem announces
new album: Not only did Eminem appear onstage at the NFL draft Thursday in Detroit, but he also used the night to announce his forthcoming 12th studio album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace),” is due out this summer.
An ad for the album aired prior to Eminem’s appearance on the draft. The spot is positioned like an “Unsolved Mysteries”style crime show, titled “Detroit Murder Files,” with a trench coat-wearing host discussing the “blonde anti-hero” and how his “rude lyrics and controversial antics” led to the rapper’s demise. The spot features appearances by 50 Cent (“he’s not a friend, he’s a psychopath,” he explains) and Eminem himself.
Actor Carter dies: Actor Terry Carter, who starred in TV’s original “Battlestar Galactica” and “McCloud,” and the film “Foxy Brown,” has died. He “died peacefully” at his home in New York on Tuesday, his website announced. He was 95.
The website paid tribute to Carter and his trailblazing career, remembering him as “one of the first Black actors as a regular on a TV sitcom series.”
Carter began his decadeslong career amid the civil rights movement, first gaining TV notoriety for his time on “The Phil Silvers Show” from 1955 to 1959. Carter’s next major TV role was NBC’s police drama “McCloud” in 1970.
Adding to his network TV spotlight, Carter most notably originated the role of Col. Saul Tigh in the original “Battlestar Galactica” series, which ran from 1978 to 1979 on ABC.
April 27 birthdays: Actor Anouk Aimée is 92. Singer Kate Pierson is 76. Singer Herbie Murrell is 75. Guitarist Ace Frehley is 73. Singer Sheena Easton is 65. Actor James Le Gros is 62. Actor Maura West is 52. Actor Sally Hawkins is 48. Actor Ari Graynor is 41. Actor Jenna Coleman is 38. Actor William Moseley is 37. Singer Lizzo is 36.