Blues singer jackie neal funeral death

Daughter of internationally renowned Baton Rouge blues man Raful Neal, "Jazzy Jackie" was born on July 7, 1967, the eighth of ten children.  A hairdresser and owner of Jazzy Jackie's Beauty Salon in Baton Rouge, Neal released four CDs on small independent labels (The Blues Won't Let You Go, 1995; Lookin' for a Sweet Thang, 2000; Money Can't Buy Me Love, 2002; Down in da Club, 2005) all characterized by an eclectic blend of soul, pop, funk, and blues.  Since the mid-1990s, Neal's career was steadily building in the Southeast thanks to airplay on black radio stations in cities such as Mobile, Birmingham, and Baton Rouge.  In support of songs like "Nooky Thang," "Right Thang, Wrong Man," and "Twurk It," Neal crisscrossed the region by bus often playing weekend gigs.  In early-2003, Neal met James Haskell White at her concert in Baton Rouge.  White wooed the singer with flowers and for a time drove her tour bus until his increasing jealousy over her acces