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NEW ORLEANS – For the first time in New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival history, women are headlining the event’s main stage on opening day – something producer Quint Davis and others say they’ve been anticipating for months.
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Opening the festival’s biggest stage today is New Orleans guitarist and singer-songwriter Susan Cowsill, who will be followed throughout the day by singers Kim Carson, (Theresa) Anderson, (Alison) Krauss and (Sheryl) Crow.
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Cowsill is a native of Ohio who started her career in the 1960s with the band The Cowsills. She moved to New Orleans in 1993, and in 2004, wrote and recorded “Crescent City Snow” after a rare Christmas day snowfall in New Orleans.
The song became an anthem of sorts for the city’s residents following the storm. (Katrina)
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