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10/16/2013

#NOLA The Meters are nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s @rock_hall Class of 2014 http://nola.tw/OF

10/06/2012

The Meters nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame #NOLA http://nola.tw/Hq

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1967 - Edmond Hall, traditional jazz clarinetist from Reserve, Louisiana died on this day. He was the member of a local musical family that included his father, Edward, and his brothers, Clarence, Herb and Robert. He was on of the most famous New Orleans jazzmen. Began in Reserve, La in 1915 with the Kid Thomas Orchestra that included his brothers. In 1920, he was with Buddy Petit and played brief stints with Bud Roussel, Lee Collins, Jack Carey and Chris Kelly. He played in big bands in the thirties in New York with Claude Hopkins and Lucky Millinder. Later during the forties and fifties he played with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars. Edmond died in New York.

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1967 - Edmond Hall, traditional jazz clarinetist from Reserve, Louisiana died on this day. He was the member of a local musical family that included his father, Edward, and his brothers, Clarence, Herb and Robert. He was on of the most famous New Orleans jazzmen. Began in Reserve, La in 1915 with the Kid Thomas Orchestra that included his brothers. In 1920, he was with Buddy Petit and played brief stints with Bud Roussel, Lee Collins, Jack Carey and Chris Kelly. He played in big bands in the thirties in New York with Claude Hopkins and Lucky Millinder. Later during the forties and fifties he played with Louis Armstrong's All-Stars. Edmond died in New York.

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