Tagged: Record Lables

09/11/2012

Chinquapin Records and Community Records: Alex Woodward on two #NOLA record collectives that are spreading the sound http://nola.tw/HK

Louisiana Today

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1928 - Lafayette Thomas was born on this day. A blues singer and guitarist and a native of Shreveport, Louisiana. Most of his recordings were with Jimmy McCracklin and his combo in the 1950's and 1960's. He worked with Memphis Slim and Little Brother Montgomery, before recording his own sides in Oakland. He died at the age of 48 in 1977 from a heart attack.