This week we continue our look at some of the names and voices behind some classic Carnival tunes by profiling the writers of two songs that have become Mardi Gras standards: Earl King and Al ...

Earl King, the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues guitarist and singer who wrote songs that became Mardi Gras standards, died Thursday in New Orleans, his lawyer said. He was 69. The cause was complications ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Earl King, 69, the prolific songwriter and guitarist responsible for some of the most enduring and idiosyncratic compositions in R&B history, died here April 17. He had diabetes. Over ...

The classic Fess Mardi Gras anthem “Big Chief,” is performed on this PBS broadcast taped in Chicago in 1974 by what might be the greatest congregation of New Orleans legends documented. With Dr. John ...

KING, Earl - Hon, it's been two years. They say time mends a broken heart, but my heart is still broken. I love and miss you so much. I wish you were still here with me.