Allen Toussaint at Superdome , Irma Thomas missing

[G_j]

I'd heard Aaron Neville had family missing, but it is not mentioned here.

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http://eurweb.com/story.cfm?id=22139

ARTISTS AFFECTED BY DISASTER: Nevilles escape to Memphis; Toussaint & Thomas missing; Sheila E worried; LaBelle offers shelter; Ellen’s aunt; Connick Jr., Britney grieve.


*Singer Aaron Neville and the entire New Orleans Neville family got out of town on Monday and are currently staying at a hotel in Memphis, reports FoxNews.com’s Roger Friedman, however most of the Nevilles’ homes are destroyed, according to their niece and “A Current Affair” host, Arthel Neville. “This isn’t like having two feet of water in your basement,” she told Friedman upon flying back to her hometown to survey the damage. “Everything is destroyed. I am just so lucky to have been born here and to have had the experience of New Orleans." She also confirmed rumors that there had been dead bodies floating around her Uncle Aaron’s house on Wednesday.


*Musician/songwriter Allen Toussaint was one of the 25,000 refugees stranded at the New Orleans Superdome hoping to get on a bus for Houston’s Astrodome, Fox’s Friedman also reported. “I know this because he got a message out to his daughter, who relayed to it through friends,” the writer said of Toussaint, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who wrote Patti LaBelle’s hit “Lady Marmalade” and Dr. John’s “Right Place, Wrong Time.”

*New Orleans’ own “Queen of Soul” Irma Thomas, the original singer of what became the Rolling Stones’ hit, “Time is On My Side,” has also not been heard from since the hurricane hit. Her club, The Lion’s Den, is now under water. Ironically, most of her 1961-63 recordings for the Minit label were written and produced by Allen Toussaint. While none of these singles hit the national charts, most of them were regional hits.

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[Bluzmann57]

1. Here's hoping they are all right

We can't afford to lose any more people. None. Do you hear me bush, you son of a bitch? NO MORE DEATHS FROM THIS! Sorry people, I'm just frustrated as hell.

[G_j]

2. that's OK

:-) I know how you feel!