Join Tom Morgan on the Tuesday New Orleans Music Show from 11 am to 2 pm for
1949 in Louisiana music. The show will continue its look at the music of New
Orleans and Louisiana on a year by year basis. Tomorrow's show will feature
the first recordings of Professor Longhair, ...
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Ray Moore will be visiting Jazz from the Market a little after 5 p.m. this
Thursday before going on to Snug Harbor for his 8 and 10 p.m. shows with the
group Brasilliance!
Ray Moore is perhaps best-known as a lead alto saxophonist and woodwind
doubler, having worked with s...
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So, what's in a name? Especially a band name. Well, here's the thing -
sometimes they confuse, and sometimes they defy explanation, but sometimes
they convey something very real about the band itself.
Captain Mackey's Goatskin and String Band - try saying that three times
...
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I heard her scream for help and ran around the corner dragging my dogs.
Javier from Starlight on the Park rushed to aid her and as he began to
chase the robber she said, "Don't chase him. He has a gun and he already
pointed it at you." (Javier is a very brave soul - he r...
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On the heels of a new mayor sans foot in mouth disease, a Superbowl win
lifting the Aints curse, and Mardi Gras with some new suits and old friends,
I figured it’s time to celebrate something else, something special.
Irma Thomas’ birthday!
Born on February 18, the Sweet Qu...
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Mind Meld of Radio and Television While dumpster diving in the trash cana
of Americana, I ran across a prescient Star Trek episode that captures this
weekend's New Orleans. Forty years ago, The Return of the Archons,
featured a society lead by a guy named Landru that cele...
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Tune in Wednesday Feburary 10th at 9:00 p.m. as we will rebroadcast Billy
Delle's 1995 Mardi Gras Special, produced by 'OZ general manager David
Freedman.
Take off your shoes and throw them in the corner for this "house party"
hosted by the Kunta Kinte of New Orleans street...
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The Spirit of New Orleans
February 7, 2010 - Articles
Down on the Bayou where the mighty Mississippi kisses Lake Pontchartrain and
spills into the Gulf of Mexico. There sits that jewel of the Southland. What
the French lost to the British who gave it to the Spanish who lost...
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On Superbowl Sunday, we are tailgating with the original underdog, the
world's most under-rated blues singer, the Mayor of MacDougal Street: Dave
Van Ronk.
This week marks the 8th anniversary of his passing and, like every year, we
remember Dave with two hours of his music...
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Tune in Wednesday night February 10th at 10:00 p.m. as Ben Jaffe will be in the Studio spinning songs off the upcoming release as well as playing the original recording of the songs and I'm sure he'll have plenty of stories about producing this project!
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