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11/19/2012

Irvin Mayfield’s @IrvinMayfieldJr New Orleans #NOLA http://nola.tw/IT

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11/18/2012

NOLA New Orleans saxophonist Donald Harrison takes a ‘Quantum Leap’ http://nola.tw/IR

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11/16/2012

Cuban keyboard star Chucho Valdes plays a free #NOLA New Orleans concert on November 19 http://nola.tw/IQ

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11/15/2012

Trumpet auction to benefit ‘Satchmo’ @satchmofest music fest #NOLA http://nola.tw/IP

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11/13/2012

Brooklyn guitar star Joel Harrison @joelharrisongtr seeks ‘ecstasy’ with a New Orleans # band http://nola.tw/IN

Louisiana Today

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1960 - Johnny Horton (John Gale Horton), a country music and rockabilly singer, and long-time resident of Shreveport, Louisiana passed away on this day as a result of a car crash at 35 years of age. He had several major successes, most notably during 1959 with the song "The Battle of New Orleans", which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and during 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

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1960 - Johnny Horton (John Gale Horton), a country music and rockabilly singer, and long-time resident of Shreveport, Louisiana passed away on this day as a result of a car crash at 35 years of age. He had several major successes, most notably during 1959 with the song "The Battle of New Orleans", which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and during 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

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