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.
Kim) has visited GilmoreGirls.org and calls it a great website.. In addition, Keiko Agena (Lane Kim) and Chad Michael Murray (Tristan DuGrey) have also visited GilmoreGirls.org. It is possible that other cast members have visited this site, but we can only confirm Emily Kuroda, Keiko Agena, and Chad Michael Murray.