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Buku Music + Art Project 2015 @TheBukuProject Lineup Announced Featuring @passionpit, @DieAntwoord & @TVonTheRadio http://nola.tw/Sl
George Porter Jr. celebrates getting past a tough year #NOLA http://nola.tw/Sq
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Picadillo @Picadillo_ serves you a musical plate of New Orleans #NOLA and #Havana http://nola.tw/Sm
Buku Music + Art Project 2015 @TheBukuProject Lineup Announced Featuring @passionpit, @DieAntwoord & @TVonTheRadio http://nola.tw/Sl
Huey “Piano” Smith Deemed “Naughty” in 1962 #NOLA http://nola.tw/Sk
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1937 - Mickey Gilley was born on this day. Rockabilly and Honky Tonk singer from Natchez, Mississippi. His cousins are Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart. Mickey cut a few singles on his own in late 1950s and played sessions in New Orleans with producer Huey Meaux. Among his biggest hits were "Room Full of Roses," "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time," and the remake of the Soul hit "Stand by Me". He was voted American Country Music Entertainer or the Year in 1976. He was well known for his club 'Gilley's' in Houston, which was featured in the movie 'Urban Cowboy'. |