THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY MAY 7 2007
NEWS
>> HURRICANE KATRINA
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Musicians sing,clean to help
Performers help with festival to raise funds, support for Katrina relief
BY STACEY PLAISANCE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW ORLEANS — Singer Harry Connick Jr. wielded a paintbrush, R&B heartthrob John Legend did a little laundry.
The two were among the musicians performing at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and giving back to a region still trying to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
Dozens of volunteers worked on homes Saturday, the penultimate day of the festival, in the Musicians' Village. Connick started with saxophonist Branford Marsalis to help displaced musicians and keep the musical traditions of his hometown alive.
"It's not about guilt," he said
from the front porch of one of the candy-colored, shotgun houses that stick out among the vacant houses and empty, overgrown lots in this storm-ravaged section of
the Upper 9th Ward. "I just don't want to see it go away"
As Connick's daughters Georgia, 11, and Kate, 9, pushed brooms across the floor of a home littered with construction debris, Connick trimmed a bedroom
Connick said he envisioned a village made up not only of houses but also of cafes, jazz clubs, mom-
"It's not about guilt. I just don't want to see it go away."
and-pop-type businesses and a music center for children — a community where kids can ride their bikes down the streets "all the while hearing music."
HARRY CONNICK JR.
On cleaning Musicians' Village
window with blue paint.
Dave Martin/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Legend washed clothes as part of a free mobile laundry service for families still living in federally issued trailers in hard-hit St.
Bernard Parish. Not all trailers that hurricane-affected families live in come equipped with washers and dryers.
Harry Connick Jr., left, talks with Branford Marsalis as they perform in honor of Alvin Batiste during the 2007 jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on Sunday. Batiste died of a heart attack early Sunday morning.
Other Jazz Fest musicians also are giving back: Marcia Ball, Ivan Neville and Walter "Wolfman" Washington were among the performers who helped raise money for instruments in New Orleans area schools. On Monday, singer Joss Stone is to work with Habitat for Humanity and the Internet-based travel company Travelocity to promote volunteer work in New Orleans.
A number of Jazz Fest performers also have recorded or committed to record Fats Domino songs for a tribute benefiting the Tipitina's Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to providing the city's public schools with instruments and helping artists recover from the hurricane. Among those involved are Bonnie Raitt, pianist Henry Butler and Norah Jones.
》 PROBATION VIOLATION
Allen J. Schaben/LOS ANGELES TIMES
Paris Hilton, left, arrives at the Los Angeles Municipal Court with her mother, Kathy, Friday in Los Angeles, where she was sentenced to 45 days in county jail for violating her probation by driving with a suspended license. The hotel heiress was serving 36 months probation for a September 2006, alcohol-related arrest when she was cited for driving with a suspended license on Feb. 27.
Jail time in Paris Hilton's near future
BY DAISY NGUYEN ASSOCIATED PRESS
for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case by driving with a suspended license.
LOS ANGELES — Paris Hilton worked as a farmer and maid on her TV show "The Simple Life." Now she's facing a real-life hardship in her latest role: jail inmate.
As an inmate, she might have to spend most of her day in a cell smaller than her closet — her only luxury escape a short period to shower, watch TV, exercise or talk on the phone.
Hilton, who parlayed her name and relentless partying into worldwide notoriety, was sentenced Friday to 45 days in county jail
"I'm very sorry and from now on I'm going to pay complete attention to everything. I am sorry and I did not do it on purpose at all," Hilton
told a judge before the sentencing.
Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer, saying "there's no doubt she knew her license had been suspended," ordered that Hilton report to a women's jail in suburban Lynwood by June 5.
The judge's ruling did not allow any work release, furloughs, use of an alternative jail or electronic monitoring in lieu of jail. Nor could Hilton pay to serve time in a jail of her choice, as some are allowed.
》 LEGEND REMEMBERED
Friends honor James Brown Loved ones gather in singer's to protest music industry
BY SAMANTHA GROSS ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Friends and relatives gathered on what would have been James Brown's 74th birthday Thursday to remember the soul singer — and question the direction of the music industry.
"How did we get from 'Sait it loud, I'm black and I'm proud', to where we are today?" said his daughter Deanna Brown Thomas, referencing to her father's famous lyrics.
Earlier Thursday, the Rev. Al Sharpton led a rally, calling on the music industry to own up to what he called racist and sexist language. Protesters marched through Manhattan to the headquarters of major music labels like Sony, Warner, Universal and Time Warner.
The assault on the music industry came less than a month after radio host Don Imus was fired for making racist and sexist comments.
Brown's family message later Thursday at a private gathering at the Apollo Theater.
Brown's family echoed Sharpton's
Harlem theater in December to pay their respects to the singer, whose 24-karat gold coffin was delivered to the theater in a white, horse-drawn carriage.
"We got to start taking care of our own people, we have to be accountable to our own people," said Daryl Brown, lead guitarist of the 17-
"How did we get from'Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud'to where we are today?"
DEANNA BROWN THOMAS James Brown's daughter
Brown, 73, died of heart failure in Atlanta. He was known for his high-energy performances, husky grunts and shimmying dance moves.
His hits, such as "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "Papa's Got
piece band the Soul Generals, which backed his father for two decades.
Thousands of fans gathered at the
a Brand New Bag" inspired generations of soul, funk, disco, rock and rap artists.
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