New Orleans, Louisiana

Everything New Orleans is known for

678 songs mention this city 882 artists from here

New Orleans, Louisiana, often called the "Crescent City," is renowned for its vibrant culture and legendary live music. The city is widely considered the birthplace of jazz, a genre that blended African rhythms, blues, ragtime, and European musical traditions. This rich musical heritage continues today, with 882 artists calling New Orleans home and 683 songs in our collection mentioning the city. Artists like jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong and hip-hop star Lil Wayne hail from New Orleans. The city's musical legacy is also celebrated in songs such as "When the Saints Go Marching In" by Louis Armstrong and "They All Ask'd for You" by The Meters.

Music in New Orleans

Songs About New Orleans

They All Ask'd for You
The Meters
100%
"I went on down to the Audubon Zoo"
I Hope You're Comin' Back To New Orleans
The New Orleans Jazz Vipers
100%
"I hope you're comin’ back to New Orleans"
Louisiana Baby
Micky and the Motorcars
100%
"I'm headin' down to New Orleans today"
Halftime (Stand Up & Get Crunk!)
Ying Yang Twins
100%
Crack
2 Chainz
98%
"bitch I'm from Collipi'nark"
When the Saints Go Marching In
Louis Armstrong
97%
"[Spoken] You know folks, I happened to pass one of them good old camp meetin's the other day, and run into a gang of them good old soul brothers. And them cats all come up on the stage, ran to sing and blow one."
Ghetto Life
Master P
97%
"Calliope Projects"
Ghetto Children
Juvenile
97%
"Magnolia head buster out that wild T.C."
Come and Get Some
Master P
97%
"From that weight and that Caliope arms swoll soldier"
Goin’ Through Some Thangs
Master P
95%
"I got family in the Caliope"
Back Up Off Me
Master P
95%
"Out that 3rd ward, Calliope killin' murder"
Hurricane
Laine Hardy
95%
"The old man down in the Quarter"
Never Ending Game
Master P
95%
"I'm from that 3rd Ward, Caliope Projects"
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
Louis Armstrong
95%
"Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans"
They All Ask’d for You
The Meters
94%
"I went on down to the Audubon Zoo"
Eternity
Master P
94%
"Servin' up the 3rd ward Caliope New Orla'"
Hurricane
The Band of Heathens
94%
"The old man down in the Quarter"
Louisiana
Tim McGraw
93%
"Hiding in the Quarter"
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
92%
Sunday On Bourbon Street
Sammy Kershaw
90%
"Bourbon Street"

Showing top 20 of 678 songs

Artists From New Orleans

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Lil Wayne
hip-hop Pop: 87
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$uicideboy$
hip-hop Pop: 84
W
Wynton Marsalis
jazz Pop: 78
S
Sidney Bechet
jazz Pop: 72
L
Lloyd
hip-hop Pop: 71
L
Louis Armstrong
jazz Pop: 69
B
Buddy Bolden
jazz Pop: 65
B
Birdman
hip-hop Pop: 63
C
Curren$y
hip-hop Pop: 63
J
Juvenile
hip-hop Pop: 63
A
August Alsina
hip-hop Pop: 63
L
Lucky Daye
r-n-b Pop: 63
C
Crowbar
metal Pop: 62
C
Collie Buddz
folk Pop: 62
T
Teddy Riley
r-n-b Pop: 62
T
The Revivalists
rock Pop: 61
T
Tom Brown
jazz Pop: 61
A
Angélica María
latin Pop: 60
M
Mahalia Jackson
gospel Pop: 60
R
Rich Gang
hip-hop Pop: 59

Showing top 20 of 882 artists

Rivers & Roads in Song near New Orleans

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near New Orleans.

Bourbon Street 21 songs St. Charles Avenue 2 songs Toulouse Street 2 songs Basin Street 6 songs US Route 90 6 songs Interstate 10 23 songs

Musical Heritage

Fats Domino's Yellow-and-Black House RoadyGoat

1960

On the corner of Caffin Avenue and Marais Street at 1208 Caffin Avenue stands the longtime home of Antoine 'Fats' Domino, the New Orleans rock-and-roll pioneer behind 'Blueberry Hill' and 'Ain't That a Shame.' He bought the compound around 1960 and lived here for decades, a pink-and-yellow landmark in the Lower 9th Ward. When Hurricane Katrina's levee failures flooded the neighborhood in August 2005, Domino, then 77, stayed home and was rescued by boat, then airlifted to safety. In the chaos he was briefly and wrongly presumed dead, and someone spray-painted 'R.I.P. Fats, You will be missed' on the house. He survived, lived until 2017, and the city later renamed a stretch of the avenue in his honor. The house remains a quiet pilgrimage site.

3.3 mi away

History of New Orleans

Acme Oyster House RoadyGoat

Acme Oyster House has been shucking on Iberville Street in the French Quarter since 1910. The chargrilled oysters — swimming in butter, garlic, and Parmesan — are a New Orleans invention that spread nationwide. The shuckers behind the marble counter are as fast as any in the Gulf. In a city of legendary food, Acme is the first stop for most visitors.

Cafe du Monde RoadyGoat

1862

At 800 Decatur Street, in the French Market on the edge of New Orleans' French Quarter, Cafe du Monde has been frying beignets and pouring chicory coffee since 1862 — making it the city's oldest coffee stand. It opened mid-Civil War, while Union troops occupied New Orleans. The signature order: three square, holeless beignets buried in powdered sugar, with a cafe au lait cut with roasted chicory root, a wartime habit born when coffee ran scarce and locals stretched their supply. The original stand keeps famously long hours and runs nearly every day of the year, closing only on Christmas and when a hurricane threatens (so 'open around the clock since 1862' is a charming overstatement — it's long hours, not truly 24/7). Order the beignets; expect to wear the sugar.

Willie Mae's Scotch House RoadyGoat

Willie Mae Seaton opened her Scotch House in New Orleans' Treme neighborhood in 1957. In 2005, the James Beard Foundation named it an America's Classic. Two months later, Hurricane Katrina destroyed it. Volunteers from across the country — including teams from the Southern Foodways Alliance — rebuilt the restaurant from the studs. The fried chicken, with its impossibly crispy, almost translucent crust, is worth every minute of the wait.

The Cabildo - Louisiana Purchase

1803

The Spanish colonial government building on Jackson Square where the Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremony took place on December 20, 1803, doubling the size of the United States.

Congo Square

1740

The open space in what is now Louis Armstrong Park where enslaved Africans gathered on Sundays to play music, dance, and trade, creating the foundation of American popular music.

William Frantz Elementary School

1960

On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South, escorted by federal marshals past screaming crowds.

Preservation Hall

1961

Legendary French Quarter jazz venue founded in 1961 to protect and honor traditional New Orleans jazz.

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 - Marie Laveau

1801

The reputed tomb of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, in the oldest cemetery in the city, established in 1789.

Homer Plessy Historical Marker

1892

Marker at the corner of Press and Royal streets where Homer Plessy was arrested in 1892 for sitting in a whites-only railroad car, leading to the Supreme Court case that legalized segregation for 58 years.

Things to Do in New Orleans

historical 0.6 mi away
Preservation Hall

Traditional New Orleans jazz in an intimate crumbling venue since 1961. No air conditioning. Pure music.
food 0.7 mi away
Cafe Du Monde

Beignets and chicory coffee at 3 AM in the French Quarter since 1862.
food 1.0 mi away
Willie Mae's Scotch House

New Orleans' fried chicken temple since 1957. James Beard Award winner. Destroyed by Katrina and rebuilt by volunteers who couldn't let it die.
food 1.8 mi away
Commander's Palace

New Orleans' legendary Creole restaurant in the Garden District since 1893. 25-cent martini lunch.
food 0.6 mi away
Acme Oyster House

New Orleans French Quarter raw bar since 1910. Chargrilled oysters and cold ones on the half shell. The shuckers are faster than your eyes.
quirky 0.8 mi away
Mardi Gras World

Where Mardi Gras floats are built year-round. Walk through giant sculptures and try on costumes.
food 1.7 mi away
Po-Boy shops of New Orleans

Parkway Bakery Domilise's or Mahony's — overstuffed fried seafood sandwiches on French bread.
nature 9.4 mi away
Cajun Swamp Tours

Airboat through Louisiana bayous with alligators and cypress knees. The real Cajun country.

Everything Near New Orleans

54 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

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