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St. Augustine High School's legendary "Marching 100" is mourning the loss of
its esteemed founder and long-time band master, Edwin Hampton, who passed
away peacefully on July 21. He was 81 years old.
Arriving at the school in 1952, Mr. Hampton immediately set about startin...
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For almost 30 years of his life, Louis Armstrong lived in a modest home in
Corona, Queens, not far from where his fourth wife, Lucille, was from. By
the time Louis moved into his New York home, he was a world-renowned
entertainer and a millionaire, but at home in his worki...
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Featuring music and interviews with Spencer Bohren & Tony Green and segments
on La Divina Gelateria and Hands On New Orleans.
Culinary Crossroads: Gelato.
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We're going to try on the second half of the Tuesday Kitchen Sink to do some
of the late Hart McNee's music and some of the music that he liked, and
include parts of a profound interview that filmmaker and grand Marshall Henry
Griffin did with Hart in 2006.
Sometime after ...
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Previews upcoming gigs at d.b.a., a popular music venue on Frenchman Street
in New Orleans. The show also features an interview with one of the club's
co-owners, Tom Thayer.
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New Orleans flautist Hart McNee passed away July 14, 2009, at the age of 66.
A memorial will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, at Sound Café on
Port and Chartres in the Bywater.
T.R. Johnson will honor McNee with a "Hart Party" on today's Jazz from the
Market show f...
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This week's guest on "Yeah, You Right!" is Joe Krown, whose soulful piano and Hammond B-3 organ graced Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's band for over a dozen years. Now he's got an all-star trio, an Organ Combo, and a weekly solo show, plus lots of sideman and festival work. We sl...
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