Renowned swamp blues vocalist, pianist, and songwriter Carol Fran, best known for a string of single releases in the 1950s and ’60s, died on September 1 in Lafayette from post-COVID complications. She ...

Carol Fran, the irrepressible rhythm-and-blues and swamp-blues singer, pianist and songwriter, died Wednesday at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center. She was 87. “My sister had a way of touching ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) Music artists from here in Acadiana all the way to their brothers and sisters in Europe are mourning the loss of a Louisiana music legend. She’s known as the lady who sang the ...

It was 1957 and on her debut single, Carol Fran asks the title character of her bluesy/swamp pop song, Emmitt Lee, “Don’t you remember me?” Well, he didn’t. And it would be his loss as Fran went on ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Blue Monday Mission was created with the goal of providing care to retired musicians in the community. On Friday, Oct. 29, Blue Monday will be holding an honorary concert. The ...

This season has been a bountiful one for Louisiana blues legend Carol Fran. Next month she’ll receive a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts; but her hometown of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A black-and-white photograph of Carol ...