PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Legendary New Orleans rhythm and blues singer Benny Spellman died from respiratory failure Friday, according to family members. He was 79. Though Spellman wasn't from New Orleans, ...

[UPDATED] Benny Spellman, the singer best known for his classic New Orleans R&B sides “Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)” and “Fortune Teller,” passed away in Pensacola, Florida on Friday, June 3. Born ...

This past Friday, New Orleans R&B singer Benny Spellman passed away in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida, where he had been living for years. In 2009 Spellman was inducted into the Louisiana Music ...

From Irma Thomas to Benny Spellman, New Orleans cemented its legacy in rhythm and blues music in the 1950s and 1960s with countless hits. According to KnowLA.com, a project of the Louisiana Endowment ...

Allen Toussaint performing "Mother-in-Law" during Sunday's Louisiana Music Hall of Fame induction at Ernie K-Doe's Mother-in-Law Lounge. The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame inducted Allen Toussaint, ...