Upcoming Appearances
June 28, 2008 - Private wedding, Baton Rouge,
LA
July 5, 2008 - Private party, Los Angeles,
CA
August 15, 2008 - Private event, Beaumont,
TX
September 13, 2008 - Concert, Hickman, KY
(details to follow)
November 15, 2008 - Gala benefit, Tampa,
FL (details to follow)
More dates
will be added soon - please check back often!
Buy your
hanky and come
2nd line to the chapel with The Dixie Cups! Click on the graphic
above for ordering details. And watch this space for more concert dates as they are added to the itinerary.
Oh, and by the way - we now accept
PayPal, so you can order official merchandise from The Dixie Cups with just a few clicks of your mouse and the item(s)
will be delivered right to your home or PO box!
To hear deejay Ronnie Allen's terrific interview with The Dixie Cups, which took place on September 12, 2007, please visit
Ronnie's Radio Page and click on the link for the archived show.
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This web site is a tribute to a trio
of lovely, talented, and gracious ladies, The Dixie Cups. The Dixie
Cups are comprised of sisters Rosa and Barbara Hawkins from the original lineup, and the newest Dixie chick,
Athelgra Neville, whom the Hawkins ladies introduce as "our sister from our extended family." The Dixie Cups are
best known for hits such as "People Say," "Iko Iko," "You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked At Me," and their
classic hit, "Chapel of Love." All three ladies were displaced after Hurricane Katrina swept through their hometown
of New Orleans. The Hawkins sisters have relocated to Florida.
The Dixie Cups are still performing
and are available for public and private functions (concerts, weddings, corporate events, etc.). Please email
booking inquiries to thedixiecups@yahoo.com and someone from their organization will get back to you.
Assistant Coordinator: Paul Errante (646) 361-7583
Publicist: Dennis Garvey (516) 330-1338
The
Dixie-Cups, the act that launched Red Bird Records with the number one hit "Chapel of Love" and placed Jeff [Barry] and
I in a more serious light as producers, hold a special place in my heart. They were the shyest, sweetest and most cooperative
group I had ever come across and working with them was a lot of fun - plus you rooted for them, wanting them to be successful.
I guess for lack of a better word, they exuded innocence and were in total awe of being in the recording studio. They listened,
they performed and their sound was totally street. What you heard was who they were and what they were all about and they
just sang from the heart. I'm really glad they have a legacy - from "Chapel of Love" - the first US record to hit #1 and break
through the 'British invasion of the charts,' to "Iko, Iko," one of the most memorable songs of New Orleans folklore. They
deserve the recognition and respect.
The Dixie Cups - Biography
The Dixie
Cups originally consisted of sisters Barbara
and Rosa Hawkins with their cousin, Joan Johnson. They were pursuing a singing career in their native New Orleans under
the name The Meltones. Singer/entertainer Joe Jones ("You Talk Too Much"), who discovered the girls at a talent
show, brought the trio to songwriter-producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller at New York's Brill Building. Leiber
and Stoller, liking what they heard, decided to sign
the girls to a recording contract - and, with the decision having been made to start a new label to launch
the new group, Red Bird Records was born. The powerhouse songwriting team of Jeff
Barry and Ellie
Greenwich, who'd been working with Leiber and Stoller,
joined Red Bird as composers/producers.
Read the rest of the story on the
Biography page!
