@CashMoney 101: @LilTunechi, @BIRDMAN5STAR and the history of Cash Money Records #NOLA http://nola.tw/Tw
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1987 - Alton Purnell, a traditional jazz singer and pianist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana passed away on this day at the age of 75. He played with Isaiah Morgan, Alphonse Picou, "Big Eye" Louis Nelson, Sidney Desvigne's big band and Cousin Joe among many others. He will always be best-known as a member of George Lewis' Ragtime Band. In 1957 Purnell moved to Los Angeles where he played with Teddy Buckner, the ironically titled Young Men From New Orleans, Joe Darensbourg, Kid Ory, Barney Bigard and Ben Pollack. |