Second up on The Daily Music Break’s random Independence Day list of great American musicians and bands is Dr. John. Malcolm John Rebennack was born in New...
Category - New Orleans
Perhaps nothing is as soothing and peaceful as cool saxophone music, and Gene Ammons was a master. Ammons, known as “The Boss” decades before...
Two things become apparent when taking a look at the life of Allen Toussaint (besides his talent and class): The amount of great music that New Orleans has...
HT: SK It can be argued whether the city of New Orleans did the rest of the country, and the world, its greatest favors by creating a relaxed and open...
It’s really hard to believe the first sentence of Wikipedia’s profile of Jon Cleary. It says he was born in Kent, England. But it’s Wikipedia, and so it is the...
Here is the start of AllMusic’s profile of The Neville Brothers, one of the most important of the many great bands and performers to come out of New...
Professor Longhair was a New Orleans piano player who greatly influenced Dr. John. Here is the first paragraph of an interesting site dedicated to the colorful...