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Satchmo SummerFest is returning as a live, in-person event July 31-August 1
at the New Orleans Jazz Museum!
“We are thrilled to announce our comeback,” said Emily Madero, CEO of
FQFI. "Satchmo SummerFest is the only local festival dedicated to Louis
Armstrong. In addition ...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Big Chief James of the Young Brave
Hunters talks to Action Jackson about how the tribe was created, how he tried
to lead by example during the pandemic, why his suits are made with flat
patches, and more. Hear it all in the player below:
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1 Midnight Blue Bill Harris 03:05 The Blues-Soul Of Bill Harris: Complete
Mercury Recordings 1956-1959 CD 1
2 Times They Are-A-Changing Nina Simone 05:57 To Love Somebody
3 easter francis bebey 06:14 mbira dance: how god created the world by
playing sanza
4 Georgia on my min...
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1 Three Ears The Brothers Nylon 02:52
2 Sermon Bobbie Gentry 02:37 The Delta Sweete - Local Gentry
3 King Of All Al Green 02:24 The Immortal Soul of Al Green - (Disc 4)=P&K
4 Soon You'll Be Gone The Blues Busters - 02:42 The Ska's The Limit Vol. 2
5 plenty of room Barbara & Th...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, the secretary of Single Men talks to
Action Jackson about how the club is coping with the pandemic, the debut of
Team Woody, why it's important for them to give guidance to younger members
of the community, and more. Hear it all in the...
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Riley Downing of The Deslondes is back with a new solo album out on New West
Records on May 14. Check out his video for 'Start It Over' below.
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In March 2020, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's "Chanteuse:
Celebrating New Orleans Women in Music" concert series was cut short as New
Orleans locked down. Now, the series continues with their first in-person
events since that time!
Starting May 29, Chanteuse:...
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R&B vocalist Lloyd Price died May 3, 2021 at the age of 88 due to
complications of diabetes. Price was a part of the New Orleans
R&B/rock'n'roll revolution in the early 1950s. His first recording, 'Lawdy
Miss Clawdy,' was a hit for Specialty Records in 1952. It topped the
...
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Check out the world premiere of the new video for 'Truth Be Told' from Curtis
Salgado and Wayne Toups! This is from Salgado's new album "Damage Control,"
out now on Alligator Records.
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