The red-light district of Storyville, New Orleans #NOLA is closed down by the US Navy in 1917. This forces many ragtime and jazz musicians to leave the city seeking employment. http://nola.tw/Fo
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The red-light district of Storyville, New Orleans #NOLA is closed down by the US Navy in 1917. This forces many ragtime and jazz musicians to leave the city seeking employment. http://nola.tw/Fo
Tags: jazzMusicNew OrleansRagtimeStoryville
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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1940 - Huddie William Ledbetter (Lead Belly), a native of the Jeter Plantation near Mooringsport, Louisiana, recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in New York on this day. The song for the session was " Easy Rider". |