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10/08/2012

‎’Kid’ Ory bio research took author 15 years; ‘the music is why we care,’ he says http://nola.tw/Ht

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1949 - Al Bernard, a vocalist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana passed away on this day at the age of 60. He was a blackface singer in minstrel shows before starting his recording career around 1916. He was one of the first white singers to record blues songs. W. C. Handy credited Bernard with helping his own career by recording "St. Louis Blues" for nine different record labels. He recorded with songwriter J. Russel Robinson and wrote Bessie Smith's "Sam Jones Blues". He also co-wrote songs with Jimmy Durante. His 1930 version of "Hesitation Blues", recorded with the Goofus Five, is one of the first western swing style songs recorded.

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1949 - Al Bernard, a vocalist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana passed away on this day at the age of 60. He was a blackface singer in minstrel shows before starting his recording career around 1916. He was one of the first white singers to record blues songs. W. C. Handy credited Bernard with helping his own career by recording "St. Louis Blues" for nine different record labels. He recorded with songwriter J. Russel Robinson and wrote Bessie Smith's "Sam Jones Blues". He also co-wrote songs with Jimmy Durante. His 1930 version of "Hesitation Blues", recorded with the Goofus Five, is one of the first western swing style songs recorded.

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