New Orleans #NOLA says goodbye to music legend Allen Toussaint http://nola.tw/UJ
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New Orleans #NOLA says goodbye to music legend Allen Toussaint http://nola.tw/UJ
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by blueorleansradio · Published 06/03/2012 · Last modified 06/05/2012
by blueorleansradio · Published 06/03/2012 · Last modified 06/05/2012
by blueorleansradio · Published 06/05/2012
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1935 - Allen Jaffe was born on this day. Traditional jazz tuba player from Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He is best known as the proprietor of the institution of Preservation Hall in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. he also played tuba for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. As owner of the facility, he played a major role in the New Orleans jazz revival of the 1960s, shepherding the latter-day careers of George Lewis, Jim Robinson, Alcide Pavageau, Punch Miller, Chester Zardis, Kid Sheik Cola, Percy Humphrey, Willie Humphrey, Kid Thomas Valentine, Billie and De De Pierce, and others. Allen has performed in the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras Day with the Olympia Brass Band and was a regular in this group for many years. Allen passed away in 1987 at the age of 51. |