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09/21/2014

From Bahia to the Bayou: Music from north east #Brazil #NOLA http://nola.tw/Rr

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07/16/2012

Riccardo Crespo @RICCARDOCRESPO: Brazilian Music with New Orleans Flavors http://nola.tw/Fx

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1999 - Al King (Alvin K. Smith), a Blues singer and native of Monroe, Louisiana passed away on this day at the age of 75. He made his recording debut, ‘Homesick Blues’, in 1951. Two years later he led the Savoys, who recorded ‘Chop Chop Boom’ with saxophonist Jack McVea for Combo. In 1964, now calling himself Al King, he made ‘Reconsider Baby’, the record most closely associated with his name. He returned three decades later with two new albums, Blues Master and It’s Rough Out.

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1999 - Al King (Alvin K. Smith), a Blues singer and native of Monroe, Louisiana passed away on this day at the age of 75. He made his recording debut, ‘Homesick Blues’, in 1951. Two years later he led the Savoys, who recorded ‘Chop Chop Boom’ with saxophonist Jack McVea for Combo. In 1964, now calling himself Al King, he made ‘Reconsider Baby’, the record most closely associated with his name. He returned three decades later with two new albums, Blues Master and It’s Rough Out.

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