New Orleans and Louisiana music artists who have
received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame Inductees |
| when |
who |
about |
| 1960 |
Louis Armstrong |
New Orleans jazz legend |
| 1960 |
Kitty Carlisle |
Actress, singer, arts advocate from New Orleans |
| 1960 |
Fats Domino |
New Orleans pianist, singer, songwriter, Rock & Roll pioneer |
| 1960 |
Dorothy Lamour |
Actress and singer from New Orleans |
| 1960 |
Webb Pierce |
Country and honky-tonk singer from West Monroe, LA |
| 1984 |
Mickey Gilley * |
Country music singer and songwriter |
| 1988 |
Mahalia Jackson |
New Orleans gospel music legend |
| 1989 |
Jerry Lee Lewis |
Rock & Roll piano player, singer, songwriter from Ferriday, LA |
| 2001 |
Terry Bradshaw |
NFL legend, TV analyst and singer from Shreveport, LA |
| 2003 |
Britney Spears * |
Pop singer, dancer, and actress |
| 2005 |
Linda Hopkins |
Actress and blues/gospel singer from New Orleans |
| 2006 |
Tim McGraw |
Country music singer, songwriter, and actor from Delhi, LA |
| 2008 |
Brooks & Dunn |
Singer and songwriter Kix Brooks is from Shreveport, LA |
| 2010 |
Louis Prima |
New Orleans jazz musician, singer, songwriter, actor |
| 2010 |
Reese Witherspoon |
Actress and singer was born in New Orleans |
| 2022 |
DJ Khaled |
Awarding-winning music producer & performer was born in New Orleans |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame Notes:
Mickey Gilley was born in Natchez, MS and grew up in Ferriday, LA with cousins Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart. Britney Spears was born in McComb, MS and grew up in Kentwood, LA. Louis Prima received his Hollywood Walk of Fame star posthumously. The dedication ceremony was attended by his son Louis Prima Jr., and his daughter Lena Prima.
Entertainer and comedienne Ellen DeGeneres (born in Metairie, LA in 1958) was inducted to the Walk of Fame on September 4, 2012.
For more info, see www.walkoffame.com |
