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Hurricane Archive

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

Items (10 total)

A humorous song about spending time in the French Quarter, written and performed by Phil Melancon.

\"Cafe du Monde\"

A song about living in Louisiana.

Phil Melancon writes many children\'s songs like this one.

Phil wrote and continues to write numerous songs for children like this one.

\"I Love Nachos\"

An instrumental song Phil Melancon wrote for a documentary a few years ago.

Phil decided to stay during Katrina because he \"lived in Uptown, you know, it\'s high ground.\" He also felt like he needed to stay behind to watch over the condominiums he was managing at the time. So he stayed. …

The Neutral Ground Coffeehouse has been a permament establishment of New Orleans for over 30 years. It\'s largest attraction is live music, mostly acoustic, every night by new and veteran musicians. Many national and…

Mr. Phil, Melon Songs\r\n1. I Love Nachos\r\n2. Floating in a Donut Hole\r\n3. Just Pals\r\n4. Gotta Hole in My Mouth\r\n5. My Dad\r\n6. He Liked You and Me (Song for Martin King)\r\n7. Together (Jefferson…

Philip Melancon began his life in the area of New Orleans called \"Gert Town.\" He lived close to Xavier University. Phil remembers living close to the New Basin Canal before it was filled in, and he also remembers the…

The attached song is titled \"Sittin\' Pretty in the City\".\r\n\r\nPhilip Melancon remained in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast. A prominent New Orleans musician, Melancon wrote numerous songs…

\"Sittin\' Pretty in…