As a child of the Mississippi gulf coast, the mysterious and colorful time of the year known as Mardi Gras has always captivated me. Catching throws of plastic beads, precious doubloons and moon pies, ...

LOS ANGELES (CN) – A group representing the interests of a member of the 1960s pop trio the Dixie Cups has sued EMI in state court for royalties for the group's hit "Iko Iko." Artists Rights ...

Rosa Lee Hawkins, one of the three original singers in New Orleans rhythm & blues vocal trio the Dixie Cups, died Tuesday at Tampa General Hospital in Florida. She was 76. Older sister and fellow ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)– They went to the chapel of love, and we still love them today! We talked to two of the members of The Dixie Cups, the local girl group that shot to fame with song like “Chapel of ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...