New Orleans Radio

by blueorleansradio · 05/02/2015

Terrence Blanchard

‪#‎NOLA‬ music after @JazzFest for Saturday, May 2: Terence Blanchard, Zappa Plays Zappa, @eltonjohndotcom http://nola.tw/TZ

Louisiana Today

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1923 - John (Willie) Cook was born on this day. He was a lead trumpeter and a native of Tangipahoa, Louisiana. During his long career he played lead for such jazz luminaries as Duke Ellington, Johnny Hartman, and Count Basie. He also has played with Earl "Fatha" Hinds, Jimmy Lunceford, B.B. King, and Dizzy Gillespie. He moved to Sweden in 1982. He passed away in 2000.