Clarence 'Frogman' Henry, one of New Orleans' best known old-time R&B singers, has passed away at the age of 87. He gained fame with his hit song 'Ain't Got No Home' at the age of 19 and was scheduled to perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
FILE - Clarence "Frogman" Henry gestures during an interview at his home in Algiers, La., June 12, 2003. Henry, one of New Orleans ' best known old-time R&B singers who scored a hit at age 19 with "Ain't Got No Home" in 1956, has died at age 87. Clarence “Frogman” Henry, who was one of New Orleans ’ best known old-time R&B singers and scored a hit at age 19 with “Ain't Got No Home," has died. He was 87.
He credited disc jockey Poppa Stoppa, whose real name was Clarence Hayman, as coming up with the nickname the “Frogman,” which mimicked Fats Domino's moniker the “Fatman.”I thought the sun would shine. I thought my record would always stay out there and stay on the top, but in 1958, the rain came and bring me back to New Orleans,” Henry told The Associated Press in 2003.
In Louisiana, Henry remained popular. He also was one of the few black New Orleans musicians to cross over into Cajun musical circles.
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