The birthplace of jazz is the ninth stop on our concert tour, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The rules are as follows:

In voting for this week's HEADLINER, voters have 10 points to distribute among as many artists as they like, with a maximum of 6 points for any one artist. The artist with the most points will be the HEADLINER while the runner-up will take the position of OPENING ACT.

In voting for this week's SET LIST, voters have 25 points to distribute among as many songs as they like, with a maximum of 12 points for any one song. The top ten songs will be played at this week's show.

Remember that the artists or songs that you choose should be associated with New Orleans or locations nearby in some way.

The most acclaimed artists of/connected to New Orleans and locations nearby according to Acclaimed Music (with their all-time rank in parentheses) are:

Jerry Lee Lewis (172)
Lucinda Williams (248)
Louis Armstrong (288)
Fats Domino (292)
Britney Spears (406)
Dr. John (551)
Lloyd Price (567)
The Meters (575)
Neutral Milk Hotel (590)
Leadbelly (594)
The Neville Brothers (696)
Lil Wayne (911)
The Residents (971)
Clifton Chenier (1020)
The Dixie Cups (1133)
Jimmie Davis (1145)
Shirley and Co. (1155)
Mahalia Jackson (1159)
Aaron Neville (1163)

Some acclaimed songs about New Orleans and its surroundings:

The Allman Brothers Band - "Ramblin' Man"
The Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"
Bob Dylan - "Blind Willie McTell"
Bob Dylan - "Tangled Up in Blue"
Creedence Clearwater Revival/Ike and Tina Turner - "Proud Mary"
Fats Domino - "Walking to New Orleans"
Freddy Cannon - "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"
Johnny Horton - "The Battle of New Orleans"
Labelle - "Lady Marmalade"
Louis Armstrong - "West End Blues"
Randy Newman - "Louisiana 1927"
Rolling Stones - "Brown Sugar"

Voting will end at 11:59 PM forum time on Monday, August 1st, 2011.

One of New Orleans' most famous spots for jazz is the venue for our concert this week, Preservation Hall in the French Quarter of New Orleans. It's one of the longest-running jazz clubs in the city, with a renowned house band.

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Next week will see the show hit the road to Miami, Florida.

You forgot Johnny B. Goode:
"Way down in Louisianna close to New Orleans"

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ARTISTS:

6- Better Than Ezra
4- The Meters

SONGS:

10- The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
7- Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
5- Better Than Ezra - King Of New Orleans
1- Fats Domino - Walking To New Orleans
1- Sting - Moon Over Bourbon Street
1- Concrete Blonde -- Bloodletting

Artists:

Lil Wayne (3)
Jerry Lee Lewis (2)
Louis Armstrong (1)
Britney Spears (1)
The Meters (1)
Leadbelly (1)
Mahalia Jackson (1)

Here's my rationale for my vote. Lil Wayne is the only N.O. artist I would say I listen to regularly. But the city produced a lot of artists whose music I enjoy less but who have been enormously influential. So they get token points, because I don't want to completely neglect them when they inspired many of the artists I love.

Songs:

Lil Wayne - Tie My Hands (8)
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (4)
Lil Wayne - Let the Beat Build (4)
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World (3)
The Meters - Cissy Strut (3)
Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (3)

Louis Armstrong (5)
Dr. John (1)
Jerry Lee Lewis (1)
Fats Domino (1)
Neutral Milk Hotel (1)
Jelly Roll Morton (1)

Louis Armstrong - St. James Infirmary (8)
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World (3)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (2)
Jimmie Davis - You Are My Sunshine (2)
Fats Domino - Ain't That a Shame (2)
Neutral Milk Hotel - The King of Carrot Flowers Part One (2)
Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland 1945 (2)
Dr. John - Danse Kalinda Ba Doom (1)
Britney Spears - Toxic (1)
The Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love (1)
Jelly Roll Morton - Original Jelly Roll Blues (1)

Lucinda Williams (4)
Louis Armstrong (4)
The Neville Brothers (2)
Jerry Lee Lewis (2)
Fats Domino (2)
Leadbelly (2)
Neutral Milk Hotel (1)
Lil Wayne (1)
Britney Spears (-8)

That adds up to 10, right?

If not, I'll go with ...

Lucinda Williams (3)
Louis Armstrong (3)
The Neville Brothers (1)
Jerry Lee Lewis (1)
Fats Domino (1)
Leadbelly (1)

Louis Armstrong 4
Tony Joe White 2
Professor Longhair 2
Dr John 2

Honorable mentions : The Meters, Lonnie Johnson, James Booker, The Neville Brothers, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Domino, Sidney Bechet, Little Brother Montgomery, Clifton Chenier, Beausoleil, Galactics, Huey Piano Smith, the Dirty Dozen Band, Wild Magnolias, Slim Harpo, Savoy doucet Cajun Band and so many many others..

songs

House Of The Rising Sun (7)Animals, Dylan, Leadbelly...
Junco Partner (5) James Booker, Dr John,
Mardi Gras In New Orleans (5) Prof Longhair
City Of New Orleans (2) Arlo Guthrie, Willie Nelson
Tipitina (3)Prof longhair
Johnny B Goode (2)
Polk Salad Annie (1) Tony Joe White

Movie : Down By Law

33 hours left to vote here.

No vote for Leadbelly nicolas? Not even an honorable mention?

Leadbelly (6)
Louis Armstrong (4)

Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue (12)
Bob Dylan - Blind Willie McTell (12)
The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man (1)

In fact Leadbelly already won the Houston thread, that's why I didn't include him here

Ah yeah, I've been out of the loop for a few rounds. Hopefully gonna participate with some more regularity from now on.

Voting is now closed.