Bob King, who owned the King of Clubs nightspot in Swifton, Ark., where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and other performers in the early days of rock 'n' roll performed, died Monday. He was 83.
King ran the nightclub for more than 50 years, playing host to country, rhythm and blues, and rock acts, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Conway Twitty and Sonny Burgess. The club is still operating.
Hayward (Chuck) Carbo, whose ultra-smooth baritone fronted the 1950s quintet the Spiders that made the world aware of New Orleans rhythm & blues, has died. He was 82.
Charbonnet-Labat Funeral Home said he died after a long illness.
Singer Aaron Neville, a longtime friend, says Carbo and his brother Leonard "Chick" Carbo were part of the premier New Orleans group in their day.
A young Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack produced several 1960s singles by Carbo and considered him an immense, if under-appreciated, talent.
Both sides of their 1954 debut for Imperial Records, "I Didn't Want to Do It" and "You're the One," cracked the Top 10 of the national rhythm and blues charts.
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