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"Mardi Gras Mambo" is a Mardi Gras-themed song written by Frankie Adams and Lou Welsch. The song's best known version was recorded in 1954 by the Hawketts , whose membership included Art Neville , a founding member of the Meters and the Neville Brothers .
[3] [4] Produced by Joe Ruffino, the owner of Ric Records, the song eventually joined Professor Longhair’s "Go to the Mardi Gras" and "Big Chief", and The Hawketts "Mardi Gras Mambo" as one of the most played and requested classics of the New Orleans Mardi Gras. Johnson was drafted and subsequently served and stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. [2]
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A crowd lining the beach grabs for beads thrown from a parade float during the Barefoot Mardi Gras Parade on North Padre Island, Feb. 18, 2023, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
A New Orleans city ordinance prohibits the wearing of masks on any other day, and on Mardi Gras masks must be removed by 6:00 p.m. Getty Each Krewe hurls party favors into the crowds.
The Hawketts were an American R&B combo from New Orleans, Louisiana who are best known for their 1954 recording of "Mardi Gras Mambo", a song that has become an iconic classic of the New Orleans Carnival celebration.
The Original Meters also played a set at the 2011 Voodoo Experience in New Orleans. On May 5, 2012 The Meters returned to New Orleans for a performance to a sold-out crowd at the Howlin' Wolf. On May 5, 2012 The Meters returned to New Orleans for a performance to a sold-out crowd at the Howlin' Wolf.
310 Beale is hosting a "Mardi Gras Carnival Party" on Feb. 10.Guests can enjoy free entry until 11 p.m. but can get in as early as 4 p.m. There will be two DJs from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.