Thursday, February 12, 2009

Good news...Neil Young added to Sunday, May 3rd lineup at Jazz Fest...

Neil Young added to Jazz Fest, but Aretha cancels by Chevel Johnson (AP)

NEW ORLEANS – Neil Young will join a slew of other first-time performers at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a bittersweet announcement given that the "Queen of Soul" canceled her coveted appearance. Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis said Aretha Franklin's activities surrounding President Barack Obama's inauguration, scheduling and travel issues led to the cancellation. "She decided not to do any more work for a while and we honor that," Davis said. "But, we definitely told her we want her next year. She's made it clear that New Orleans and the festival are important and that she would like to be a part of this and raising the spirit of New Orleans." - complete article

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