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Happy Fat Tuesday!  In honor of Mardi Gras and its epicenter city, here are twenty funk, jazz, blues, and soul artists that originated in New Orleans:

Louis Armstrong:

Professor Longhair:

Dr. John:

Fats Domino:

The Meters:

Allen Toussaint:

Irma Thomas:

Trombone Shorty:

The Neville Brothers:

Louis Prima:

Ernie K. Doe:

James Booker:

Mahalia Jackson

Lee Dorsey:

Anders Osborne:

Jelly Roll Morton: 

Betty Harris:

Snooks Eaglin: 

Wynton Marsalis:

Walter “Wolfman” Washington