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Happy birthday, Sonny Landreth! He'll be 69 years old on Saturday, February
1. Here's his performance of 'Walking Blues' from Crescent City Blues & BBQ
Fest at Lafayette Square in October 2019.
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This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the legendary New
Orleans music venue The Warehouse. The first show at The Warehouse featured
the Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac, and The Flock. The Dead got busted by NOPD
and the event was immortalized in one of thei...
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1 Opening Titles The Sorcerers 04:50 In Search of the Lost City of the Monkey
God
2 Shenandoah Charles Lloyd & The Marvels 06:22 I Long To See You
3 Blueberry Hill Junior Mance Trio & Eric Alexander 07:04 Groovin' Blues
4 Waiting In Vain Hugo Lobo 04:24 Street Feeling
5 'Roun...
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Singer and saxophonist Robert Parker has died at the age of 89. He died
Sunday, January 19 of natural causes at his home in Roseland.
Parker was born in New Orleans on October 14, 1930. He was best known for
his 1965 breakout hit, 'Barefootin',' recorded at Cosimo Recording...
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