New Orleans Radio

by blueorleansradio · 10/21/2013

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Who Goes in the Hall? This year’s nominees for the #Rock and Roll Hall of Fame @rock_hall have been announced. http://nola.tw/OM

Louisiana Today

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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.