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Justin Groetsch was born on 18 August 1983 in Kenner, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Deja Vu (2006), Geostorm (2017) and Green Lantern (2011).- Chris Howard was born on 5 May 1975 in Kenner, Louisiana, USA. He was previously married to Gabrielle Union.
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Maddox Alexander, accomplished in various film production roles, has left a significant mark with notable appearances in renowned films. Committed to elevating expertise in film production, focus remains squarely on delivering compelling narratives and memorable performances. Dedicated to contributing creatively to the world of cinema, passion for storytelling drives unwavering commitment to excellence in every aspect of work within the industry.- Actor
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Although most of Lloyd Price's hits occurred in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he actually had his first hit in 1952, with "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", which became a major R&B hit. However, his budding career came to a quick halt in 1954 when he was drafted into the army. Because of his musical background, though, he was placed into the Special Services (entertainment) branch, where he was put in charge of a large dance band that played "swing" music to entertain the troops. It was here that Price got the idea for what was to become his trademark style: combining a lush, full orchestra with the grittier, rawer tempos and vocals of R&B. After completing his hitch, Price made the rounds of record companies trying to convince them of the soundness of his idea, but he got nowhere. Frustrated, he started his own label, Kent Records. His first record on Kent, 1957's "Just Because", became a regional hit on the East Coast, but Kent, like other small labels, found it difficult to distribute nationally, limiting the chances of the record's success. Price managed to sign a distribution deal with ABC-Paramount Records, a major player with national distribution, and that enabled the record to stay on the charts for the next six months. The next year he signed a distribution deal with Atlantic Records, another major label. However, he soon grew tired of both running a record label and performing, and decided to concentrate solely on performing. He signed a recording contract with ABC-Paramount in 1958, and in October of that year released what would be one of his biggest hits, "Stagger Lee", complete with his trademark combination of orchestral background and R&B vocals. The record sold more than a million copies and was the top R&B record of 1959. The song did cause some controversy, though. It was based on an old tune called "Stag-O-Lee" about an argument that took place during a gambling game that resulted in a barroom murder. Religious pressure groups, among them the Catholic Church's Legion of Decency, pressured Paramount not to release the record at all, due to its "immoral" subject matter. Paramount did release it, but the lyrics were somewhat sanitized, with no mention of gambling or the shooting resulting in the character's death. Price's follow-up songs to "Stagger Lee" wee also big hits: "Personality" and "I'm Gonna Get Married." Price left Paramount in 1962 and started his own record label again, Double-L. While he had some modest hits with that label, its main claim to fame was that it was the label which first signed Wilson Pickett to a solo contract.
Price signed with several different labels over the next several years (he was the first black artist signed by Monument Records, a Nashville label that specialized almost exclusively in country/western singers) but couldn't manage to chart with any more records. In an effort to jumpstart his career he started his own label again, Turntable Records, and even opened up a nightclub in New York called Turntables. In 1972, he began to concentrate more on personal appearances and concerts rather than recording. He went into semi-retirement in the mid-'80s and only occasionally appeared in concerts or on television. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.- Music Department
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R&B singer Chris Kenner was born in Kenner, LA, in 1929. He began his musical career in the early 1950s singing gospel, but in 1955 he recorded an R&B single, "Don't Let Her Pin That Charge on Me", and stayed in that genre. He recorded another song in 1957, "Sick and Tired", which went to #13 on the R&B charts (a year later Fats Domino recorded it and it went to #22 on the pop charts). He was also a successful songwriter, and wrote several songs for singer Wilson Pickett, one of which, "Land of A Thousand Dances", was one of Pickett's biggest hits and also became a hit for Cannibal and the Headhunters.
In 1961 he recorded his biggest hit, "I Like It Like That"--which he also wrote--for New Orleans' Instant Records, which went to #2 on both the R&B and pop charts (in 1965 The Dave Clark Five recorded it and it was also a hit for them). Unfortunately, Kenner was unable to capitalize on his hit. A combination of a lackluster performing style on stage and a serious drinking problem hurt his career. Problems with the law further damaged it, and a stretch in prison in the late 1960s ended it. He was released from prison in 1973 and attempted a comeback, but it wasn't successful.
He died in New Orleans in 1976.- Victoria West Farr was born on 15 September 1961 in Kenner, Louisiana. She is an actress, known for A Toxic Relationship.
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Born in 1925 in Kenner, LA, blues piano player Henry Gray made his name as a session player in Chicago in the 1950s and 1960s, and can be heard on the records of such icons as Bo Diddley, Little Walter and Jimmy Reed. His greatest claim to fame, however, is probably the fact that he was Howlin' Wolf's pianist for 12 years, in performances and on records.
A self-taught pianist, Gray played at church services and house parties before being drafted into the army during World War II. When he left the service in 1946 he headed for Chicago and was soon playing piano in a local outfit called Little Hudson's Red Devil Trio. It wasn't long before he was in demand as a sideman in clubs all over Chicago, and that exposure paved his way into lucrative session work in the many recording studios in Chicago at the time, and he worked steadily at such institutions as Chess Records and Vee-Jay Records.
In 1968 he left Chicago and Howlin Wolf's band behind and headed back to Louisiana. He lived and performed in the Baton Rouge area, and eventually formed his own band, The Henry Gray Cats. In 1977 he had a very successful tour in Germany and even recorded some albums there. In the 1980s he secured a contract with Blind Pig Records and issued his album, "Lucky Man", in 1988. He has stayed busy playing in festivals and jazz clubs, both in the US and abroad.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Jonathan Weilbaecher was born on 17 September 1985 in Kenner, Louisiana, USA. He is an assistant director, known for The Big Sleaze (2010), Mondo Holocausto! and Anica 2148: The Scale War (2010).- Cristian Gonzalez was born and raised in Kenner, Louisiana and has been acting since the age of 10 in local theatre productions. Cristian continued acting in high school when he joined the theatre alliance. Cristian has done extra/small film work and now attends community college and is involved with the theatre club. He is driven and determined to be the actor he's always dreamed of being.
- Joe McKnight was born on 16 April 1988 in Kenner, Louisiana, USA. He died on 1 December 2016 in Terrytown, Louisiana, USA.