We just added the Ronnie Barron release “Bon Ton Roulette” in rotation on our “New Orleans Radio” station #NOLA http://nola.tw/Gr
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We just added the Ronnie Barron release “Bon Ton Roulette” in rotation on our “New Orleans Radio” station #NOLA http://nola.tw/Gr
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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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1919 - Frank Parker was born on this day. A drummer and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He marched and tap-danced with a Carnival group called the Gin Bandits as a child. During his long career, he played R&B and Traditional Jazz and toured with Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Lou Rawls, and the Preservation Hall Band. In 1979, Parker toured with "One Mo' Time," the stage hit about black vaudeville. The Louisiana Jazz Federation presented him a lifetime achievement award. He died in 2001 at the age of 81. |