"Barefootin'" by Robert Parker entered the Billboard Top 40 chart on May 21, 1966. The single, released on Wardell Quezergue's Nola Records label, peaked at No. 7 and remained on the chart for 9 weeks. "Barefootin'" had a 17 week run on the R&B Chart, reaching the #2 spot. Read more here.
1970
Brass band drummer Kerry "Fat Man" Hunter was born in New Orleans on May 21, 1970. Hunter played with the Junior Olympia Brass Band, New Birth Brass Band, Kinfolk Brass Band, Preservation Hall Band, New Orleans Nightcrawlers (Grammy Award winner), and others. He was also a founding member of the Treme Sidewalk Steppers Social Aid & Pleasure Club. He was tragically killed by a drunk driver on Mardi Gras Day, February 13, 2024 (obituary). See Kerry "Fat Man" Hunter recording credits. Watch Kerry "Fat Man" Hunter videos on YouTube.
1994
Tim McGraw's album "Not A Moment Too Soon" topped both the Billboard 200 Albums chart and the Billboard Country Album chart in 1994. It remained at No. 1 on the country chart for 26 consecutive weeks, and it was the top selling country album of 1994.
1998
New Orleans music legends Ernie K-Doe and Frankie Ford were featured guests on local (Cox 10) TV show "Louisiana Jukebox" in 1998. Cowboy Mouth's Fred LeBlanc served as guest host.
2026
The final episode of CBS TV's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" aired on May 21, 2026. The show closed out with performances featuring Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, former Late Show bandleader and musical director Jon Batiste, current bandleader Louis Cato, and Colbert house band The Great Big Joy Machine ("Jump Up" and "Hello Goodbye"). McCartney then pulled the power switch backstage, turning off the lights at the Ed Sullivan Theater (video). The celebration carried on after the show ended with an off camera ensemble rendition of "When The Saints Go Marching In" (with McCartney on trumpet).
