New Orleans Radio

by blueorleansradio · 03/18/2013

Congo Square rhythms festival is young, but roots of its music, culture stretch back centuries #NOLA http://nola.tw/KU

Louisiana Today

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1894 - Charles Deichman was born on this day. Traditional jazz violinist, cornetist and bandleader from New Orleans, Louisiana. His 'Moonlight Serenaders' were the house band at the Tudor. He was a pioneer forming a dixieland band in New York around the same time as the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. His brother Benny was also a jazz trombonist. Charles died in New Orleans in October of 1927.