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In the September 2016 Issue of the 'OZone, WWOZ's monthly newsletter:
Cuttin' Class with the Eisenhower Academy Brass Band | Call for Volunteers,
Fall Membership Drive | Second Line Season: It's On | Roberto Fonseca at the
Jazz & Heritage Center | Downriver Festival, Septemb...
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Dear WWOZ listeners and family,
I'd like to invite everyone to help celebrate my (actual) birthday with me
this Friday, September 9. It's my 10th Annual Birthday Jam at Tipitina's, and
this year's theme is what I'm caling the "D.C. Go-Go / New Orleans Funk
Connection." Fea...
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The fourth annual Downriver Festival will be held Saturday, September 10 at
the Old U.S. Mint and French Market, featuring lectures, live music, a
photography workshop, walking tours, and culinary demonstrations that
celebrate all aspects of the Mississippi River’s influenc...
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Here's a highlight from French Quarter Fest 2015 as the Tin Men perform 'Sit
Down On The Banks Of The River,' a Reverend Gary Davis cover. Chaz breaks it
down with one of the hottest washboard solos you'll ever see!
Check out our New Music Spotlight on Tin Men's latest albu...
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Some high profile names and talented musicians are bringing their collective
efforts together for a big flood relief benefit show this Saturday. Enjoy
some live local music and put your money towards helping our Louisiana
neighbors as they put their lives and homes back tog...
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Pat Reedy has split his home between New Orleans and Nashville over the last
few years. Much of his time over the last decade has been on the road,
though, playing at rural bars, festivals, and more. His latest album with his
band The Longtime Goners, Highway Bound, reflect...
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Appelousa
Danny James
2:20
Boogie In The Mud (Goldband 62-70) Southern Swamp Guitar
2
God Can
The Staples
4:56
Unlock Your Mind '78
3
Lean On Me
Bob Andy & Marcia Griffiths
3:15
Sweet Memories
4
10. Feel Like ...
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Samuel Ridgley passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the age of 78.
Ridgley was born August 6, 1943; the youngest of 17 children (his brother
Tommy, a well-known musician, was the oldest, born 18 years earlier) and
raised in the Shrewsbury section of Jefferson Parish ...
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