New Orleans vocal trio the Dixie Cups scored one of the most irresistible pop hits of the 1960s with 'Chapel of Love' and followed it with 'Iko Iko,' a New Orleans street-culture classic that brought the city's Mardi Gras Indian tradition to a national pop audience.
Biography
The Dixie Cups — sisters Barbara Ann Hawkins and Rosa Lee Hawkins, and their cousin Joan Marie Johnson — grew up in New Orleans and were discovered by writer-producers Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. Their 1964 debut single 'Chapel of Love' knocked the Beatles off the number-one spot and became one of the defining pop records of its era. Their follow-up 'Iko Iko,' built on the Mardi Gras Indian chant tradition, was even more culturally significant — introducing millions of listeners to the sounds of New Orleans street culture. The group has continued performing as a New Orleans institution for decades.
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