New Orleans Suspects to bring classic Crescent City #NOLA sounds to Zoo Fest http://nola.tw/Fp
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New Orleans Suspects to bring classic Crescent City #NOLA sounds to Zoo Fest http://nola.tw/Fp
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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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1988 - Norwood (Pony) Poindexter, a jazz saxophonist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana passed away at the age of 62. He studied under Sidney Desvigne, and following this attended Candell Conservatory. From 1951 to 1952 he was with Lionel Hampton and in 1952 he played with Stan Kenton. Through the end of the 1950s Poindexter played extensively both as a leader and as a sideman, recording with Charlie Parker, Nat King Cole, T-Bone Walker and Jimmy Witherspoon. From 1961 to 1964, he played backup for Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, who together also recorded a vocal version of "Little Pony". He published an autobiography, Pony Express, in 1985. |