WWOZ brings together our local, national and international supporters into a distinctive community that celebrates and strengthens the music, musicians, culture and culture bearers of New Orleans.
The great Walter 'Wolfman' Washington just celebrated his 70th Birthday, so
we're jumping in the car with him for an hour of not just music but also a
road trip to a local clothing store. Tune in as we drive and talk about where
he got his style, shoes, and his music mentor...
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We're blessed with an extremely talented set of volunteer photographers.
Check our their incredible work (along with some by 'OZ staff):
100 photos from 2013
That's a Flickr set containing one hundred of our favorite photos from 2013's
in-studio performances, festivals, para...
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This is beyond cute.
Evie his granddaughter hugs him at the end which is mimicked by the unrelated
boy.
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The Dukes of Dixieland recorded a song about 'OZ during our last membership
drive; here they are with a pair of seasonal tunes: "Christmas Time in New
Orleans" & "Dat You Santa Claus?"
Per the band's YouTube channel, these Christmas songs were recorded last year
at the New ...
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From his recent Magic Honey release, Cyril Neville covers a Canadian guitar
rock classic: Rush's "Working Man," with Royal Southern Brotherhood's Mike
Zito and New Orleans legend Cranston Clements on guitar.
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In This Issue
Celebrating Our Volunteers
2013 in One Hundred Photos
Holiday Season Events
End of Year Giving
Video Playlist: Holiday Music, WWOZ-style
Joan of Arc Parade, January 6
Best of the Beat Awards, January 18
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If you're in New Orleans on the night of Wednesday, December 18, I'm inviting
you to come out and celebrate the holidays at my first-ever Swingin' Holiday
Party. Feel free to bring friends, because this party is for everyone. It's
just my way of sharing gratitude and good c...
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Here's 1990s legend, the late Beau Jocque (born Andrus J. Espre, 11/1/1953 -
9/10/1999), with one of the biggest selling songs in Zydeco history, "Beau
Jocque Boogie".
"Beau Jocque" (Creole for Big Guy) was a 35-year-old electrician, injured and
temporarily paralyzed, when ...
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This program requires an appetite, as we sample four different Po-Boys at
Mahony’s with Chef Jason Sanders. We start off with the Peacemaker, a
sandwich with fried oysters, bacon and cheese and work our way through to the
alligator sausage po-boy with a smokey tomato musta...
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