NEW ORLEANS, La. (KLFY)-- The 2024 New Orleans' Jazz Fest saw record breaking numbers with half a million people in attendance. Festival organizers attribute the record breaking crowds to the legendary Mick Jagger and his band The Rolling Stones; Jagger pulled two Louisiana music greats on stage to perform with him.
Louisiana Queen of Soul Irma Thomas and zydeco great D'wayne Dopsie, the son of zydeco legend Rockin' Dopsie took the stage with the legendary musical icons. News 10 spoke with Dopsie about what it was like performing with Mick Jagger.
Performing a Rolling Stone's classic, "Let it Bleed", Dopsie of D'wayne Dopsie and The Zydeco Hell Raisers got the chance of a lifetime by performing on stage at the New Orleans Jazz Fest with the legendary Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones. Dopsie said the experience is something he'll never forget.
"You know it was just like memories and something that'll I'm never going to forget," Dopsie said.
Dopsie said when he initially found out he would be performing with The Rolling Stones, all he felt was disbelief.
"I couldn't believe it," Dopsie said.
He said playing with Mick Jagger felt like being a kid in the candy store because growing up, he's always been a fan The Rolling Stones and when he got the chance to collaborate with them, it felt like something he could cross off his bucket list.
"I would definitely say that it was a you know, it was a something that was on my bucket list to actually see them perform, you know, not knowing I would actually be right next to him, you know, rehearsing and, you know, collaborating on the stuff with them," Dopsie said.
Dopsie said initially he anticipated around 80-thousand people to attend the festival, however when word got out Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones were performing, attendance reached record numbers of half-a-million people. He said the collaboration is something he feels is putting zydeco on the map by "putting a spotlight on zydeco music."
