Tagged: Lance Caruso

11/20/2012

Metairie, LA residents Lance Caruso and Bruce Daigrepont @BruceDaigrepont keeping Cajun music alive. #NOLA http://nola.tw/IU

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1908 - Willie Bryant was born on this day. A jazz bandleader, vocalist, and disc jockey and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1934 he appeared in the show Chocolate Revue with Bessie Smith. In 1934, he put together his first big band, which at times included Teddy Wilson, Cozy Cole, Johnny Russell, Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Eddie Durham, Ram Ramirez, and Taft Jordan. They recorded six times between 1935 and 1938; Bryant sings on 18 of the 26 sides recorded. He died in 1964 at the age of 55.

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1908 - Willie Bryant was born on this day. A jazz bandleader, vocalist, and disc jockey and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1934 he appeared in the show Chocolate Revue with Bessie Smith. In 1934, he put together his first big band, which at times included Teddy Wilson, Cozy Cole, Johnny Russell, Benny Carter, Ben Webster, Eddie Durham, Ram Ramirez, and Taft Jordan. They recorded six times between 1935 and 1938; Bryant sings on 18 of the 26 sides recorded. He died in 1964 at the age of 55.

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