A New Orleans Jazz History, 1895-1927. Even before jazz, for most New Orleanians, music was not a luxury as it often is elsewhereâit was a necessity. Throughout the nineteenth century, diverse ethnic and racial groups â French, Spanish, and African, Italian, German, and Irish â found common cause in their love of music.
Edward Herrmann. Edward Herrmann -- perhaps best known for playing Richard Gilmore on  Gilmore Girls  -- died this morning in a hospital in New York. He was 71. Herrmann's family tells TMZ he had been battling brain cancer and had been in ICU for the last 3 1/2 weeks.
But it canât all be fun and games. After the real-life passing of actor Ed Herrmann (who played Richard Gilmore), Emily Gilmore (Bishop) is left to run her residence alone. The widow is featured in two shots â one sitting in a chair in her home and the other has her pouring a drink for Rory, which used to be Richardâs task.