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Fred Staten

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Fred Staten
Born1937
DiedDecember 1998
Occupation(s)Occultist, voodoo priest
Known forVoodoo King of New Orleans[1][2]

Fred Staten (1937 – December 1998) was a New Orleans nightclub performer commonly known as the Chicken Man, although he styled himself Prince Keeyama and a voodoo priest.

Biography

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Staten was born in Haiti in 1937 and later moved to New Orleans where he established a voodoo temple.[3] He became known as the Chicken Man for infamously biting off the heads of live chicken while performing his voodoo rituals.[4][1] He was taught by his Haitian grandparents the voodoo arts.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Greenburg, Zack O'Malley, ed. (24 April 2009). "The Lost Characters Of New Orleans". Forbes. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b Press, ed. (22 October 2012). "Chicken Man – The Voodoo King Of New Orleans". Grand Dame. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. ^ Turner, Richard Brent (17 October 2016). Jazz Religion, the Second Line, and Black New Orleans, New Edition: After Hurricane Katrina. p. 25. ISBN 9780253025128. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. ^ Bragg, Rick, ed. (1 February 1999). "Jazzy Final Sendoff for Chicken Man". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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