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Podcast: New Books in Performing Arts
Episode: Rosa Hawkins and Steve Bergsman, "Chapel of Love: The Story of New Orleans Girl Group the Dixie Cups" (UP of Mississippi, 2021)
Description: In 1963, sisters Barbara Ann and Rosa Hawkins and their cousin Joan Marie Johnson traveled from the segregated South to New York City under the auspices of their manager, former pop singer Joe Jones. With their wonderful harmonies, they were an immediate success. To this day, the Dixie Cupsā greatest hit, āChapel of Love,ā is considered one of the best songs of the past sixty years. InĀ Chapel of Love: The Story of New Orleans Girl Group the Dixie CupsĀ (University Press of Mississippi, 2021), Rosa Hawkins and Steve BergsmanĀ discuss the ups and downs of one of the most successful girl grou...