Bring the Soul!!
https://open.spotify.com/user/1230390376/playlist/1yOttuwpRhdgvrc4m2XnK7
(this is the Spotify link to a playlist featuring songs recorded at Fame
Studios!)
The UK newspaper The Guardian summarized Fame Studio founder Rick Hall's
career with these wo...
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TRUTH, RACIAL HARMONY & TRANSFORMATION
Tuesday night was an exceptional night of music and unity. The
Truth, Racial, Healing, and Transformation movement sponsored a National Day
of Racial Healing across the country. Here in New Orleans, The Ashe
Cultural Cent...
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Charity Hospital: "Where The Unusual Occurs and Miracles Happen"
In 1735, soon after New Orleans was founded, a dying French merchant named
Jean Louis established an endowment in the city for what became the legendary
Charity Hospital. Charity opened its doors at Chartres a...
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In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, here's a clip of one of the many
times the Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson, sang with him. This is from
August 1966, when she sang before his sermon at the New Friendship Missionary
Baptist Church in Chicago.
Jackson and King had a...
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The 2018 'Class Got Brass' competition will be held during the Congo Square
Rhythms Festival on Sunday, March 4. This competition is open to area middle
and high school brass bands.
There are two categories for the competition: advanced and beginner. For the
advanced categ...
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Good Morning Ozillians,
I have been excited for 2018 for many reasons. One of which is starting a
journey to help people find their way to the music they like, or to help give
a richer understanding of the music people already enjoy. My hope is the
listener will become m...
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Allen Toussaint was born on this date in 1938. Today, we remember and miss
one of the most prolific songwriters and producers in New Orleans history. In
his honor, here is a previously unreleased video from his appearance at
Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest 2015 with The Funk...
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1 soul groove (Pt.2) Teddy & The Fingerpoppers 02:32
Cooler Than Ice: The Arctic Records Story CD4
2 Ever Since Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth for Christ Choir
04:34 Like A Ship... (Without A Sail) '71
3 Magnificent Sanctuary Band Don...
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Here's our live video stream from the Jazz & Heritage Center from Friday,
January 12 with the Danny Barker “Don’t You Feel My Leg” String
All-Stars featuring Detroit Brooks, Carl Leblanc, Steve Masakowski, and
Seva Venet. Special guests included Claude Carre`and Morikeba K...
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Keith Stone and Red Gravy performed in studio on Sittin' At The Crossroads
With Big D on January 10, 2018. The session was in advance of their journey
to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis Jan. 16-20. They'll be there
representing New Orleans via the New Orleans B...
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