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Naturally N'Awlins Famous Local Music quiz

05:07 PM CST on Friday, December 7, 2007

Frank Davis / Naturally N'Awlins

A: What famous New Orleans family formed a band to record “They All Axed For You?”

B: Tourists still come to a jazz venue on St. Peter Street to hear our New Orleans traditional music that was once played by “the greats.” What’s the name of the place?

C: His New Orleans daddy with the same name listened to him sing his entire life growing up. But he hit the big-time as a recording star and later gained movie stardom in 1990 as one of the crewmen in a B-29 bomber. Do you know who he is?

D: WWL Radio was once broadcast from high atop the beautiful Roosevelt Hotel. Leon Kelner’s Orchestra played at night. What’s the name of the featured group of musicians that played every morning?

E: What famous New Orleans musician was Keely Smith married to? Answers at the bottom of the page.

Answers: 1. The Nevilles; 2. Preservation Hall; 3. Harry Connick Jr. in "The Memphis Belle"; 4. The Dawnbusters; 5. Louie Prima.