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It's a Ponderosa Stomp year for New Orleans and the lineup is out! Happening
October 2nd and October 3rd at the Rock'n'Bowl, Ponderosa Stomp is a unique
and exciting event. Unlike many music festivals today, it is put on by a
not-for-profit educational foundation with the m...
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New Orleans jazz singer Sharon Martin performs "Take the A Train," one of
Duke Ellington's signature numbers and composed by Billy Strayhorn. Sharon's
version was recorded live by WWOZ last February, at the historic Basin St.
Station in New Orleans. SHARON MARTIN - Take th...
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"Queen of the Blues" and Blues Hall of Famer Koko Taylor (d. 2009) does
Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle" in a 1967 studio performance. In 1966,
Taylor's version reached #13 on the Billboard R&B chart and #58 on the pop
chart.
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For your hot summer holiday viewing pleasure, here's a 33-minute set of cool
jazz from Dave Brubeck, recorded live in Germany in 1966. The tracks include
"Take The ‘A’ Train," "Forty Days," "I’m In A Dancing Mood," "Koto
Song," and "Take Five." Musicians: Piano- Dave Brube...
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More than 80,000 historical films from the British Pathé Archive are now
available for free viewing on YouTube. The archive is the largest on YouTube
and contains mostly news reels and movies spanning 1896 to 1976. While the
collection is particularly rich in its materials ...
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French Quarter history buffs can dig this-- the Historic New Orleans
Collection's Vieux Carré Survey is available online. The database includes
extensive records of nearly every property within the Quarter, including
historical, architectural, legal, and sociological inform...
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