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07/06/2015

Singer/songwriter Lenny McDaniel dies at 65 ‪#‎NOLA‬ http://nola.tw/To

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06/18/2015

For Delfeayo Marsalis, jazz is a legacy to be handed down #NOLA http://nola.tw/Tj

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06/16/2015

The Father of Free Jazz: Ornette Coleman stayed true to his artistic vision. Didn’t know he lived in ‪#‎NOLA‬ http://nola.tw/Ti

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06/13/2015

#NOLA #bounce music evokes a powerful, poignant sense of place http://nola.tw/Th

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06/04/2015

Colbert Announces New ‘Late Show’ Band Leader! #NOLA s own Jon Batiste http://nola.tw/Tg

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1926 - Al King (Alvin K. Smith) was born on this day. A Blues singer and native of Monroe, Louisiana. He made his recording debut, ‘Homesick Blues’, in 1951. Two years later he led the Savoys, who recorded ‘Chop Chop Boom’ with saxophonist Jack McVea for Combo. In 1964, now calling himself Al King, he made ‘Reconsider Baby’, the record most closely associated with his name. He returned three decades later with two new albums, Blues Master and It’s Rough Out. He passed away in 1999 at the age of 75.

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1926 - Al King (Alvin K. Smith) was born on this day. A Blues singer and native of Monroe, Louisiana. He made his recording debut, ‘Homesick Blues’, in 1951. Two years later he led the Savoys, who recorded ‘Chop Chop Boom’ with saxophonist Jack McVea for Combo. In 1964, now calling himself Al King, he made ‘Reconsider Baby’, the record most closely associated with his name. He returned three decades later with two new albums, Blues Master and It’s Rough Out. He passed away in 1999 at the age of 75.

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