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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. |