New Orleans Radio

by blueorleansradio · 08/24/2012

Q&A with Papa Mali @papamali of the 7 Walkers: 7 Walkers headline Fire on the Mountain festival Friday at Truckee http://nola.tw/H6

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1998 - Betty (Big Mama) Rankin, a major figure in New Orleans jazz music, passed away on this day at the age of 79. She was a curator at Tulane University's William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive and later was the volunteer host of a longtime WWOZ radio jazz program. She was also the mother of guitarist John Rankin.