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by blueorleansradio · 06/20/2014

Dew Drop Social & Benevolent Jazz Hall

Dew Drop Jazz & Social Hall in Mandeville unveils 2014 fall music schedule ‪#‎LOUISIANA‬ http://nola.tw/R4

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1987 - David Lastie, a tenor saxophonist and a New Orleans, Louisiana native passed away on this day at 53. He came from a musical family that included his brother Melvin, his uncle Louis Nelson and cousins Walter "Papoose" Nelson and Lawrence "Prince La La" Nelson. He was trained in the bebop jazz tradition and recorded with Snooks Eaglin, James Booker and others before forming his own band.