Peter Cooper on Music: Get to know K-Doe, colorful king of New Orleans #NOLA http://nola.tw/Hx
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Peter Cooper on Music: Get to know K-Doe, colorful king of New Orleans #NOLA http://nola.tw/Hx
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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
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2008 - (Schoolboy) Cleve White, a singer and harmonica player and a native of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana passed away on this day at the age of 82. He learned how to play the harmonica from the legendary "Sonny Boy Williamson". His first break came in 1954-55 when he recorded with the legendary "Lightnin' Slim" in Crowley, Louisiana. Together they recorded on Feature Records label a number of songs of which two were "Bad Feeling Blues" and "Lightnin' Slim Boogie". He's a Louisiana Hall of Fame Blues musician inductee in Baton Rouge, LA. He was also a World War II Veteran, Double Bronze Star recipient. |