New Orleans Radio

by blueorleansradio · 02/16/2014

Festival International de Louisiane

Festival International de Louisiane @festivalintl Announces 2014 Lineup ‪#‎LOUISIANA‬ http://nola.tw/Pv

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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.