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07/27/2013

#‎NOLA‬ New Orleans’ ‪#‎Storyville‬ big on music but thin on plot http://nola.tw/Mf

11/12/2012

The red-light district of Storyville, New Orleans #NOLA is closed down by the US Navy in 1917. This forces many ragtime and jazz musicians to leave the city seeking employment. http://nola.tw/Fo

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1908 - Joseph P. Mares was born on this day. Traditional jazz clarinetist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the younger brother of Paul Mares, the leader of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. During the 1950's, he recorded and issued many traditional New Orleans jazz records by some of the legends of dixieland on his Southland Records label. He helped many young musicians careers by sending them to major musical events arount the country to meet the jazz public. He also did a radio program promoting New Orleans dixieland during the revival period of the 1940's.

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1908 - Joseph P. Mares was born on this day. Traditional jazz clarinetist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the younger brother of Paul Mares, the leader of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. During the 1950's, he recorded and issued many traditional New Orleans jazz records by some of the legends of dixieland on his Southland Records label. He helped many young musicians careers by sending them to major musical events arount the country to meet the jazz public. He also did a radio program promoting New Orleans dixieland during the revival period of the 1940's.

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