Businessman Dave Dixon, who fought to bring an NFL team to New Orleans and was the catalyst behind construction of the Louisiana Superdome, died on Sunday. He was 87…
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Ron Zappe, creator and owner of Zapp’s Potato Chips, died today in Houston while undergoing treatment for throat cancer at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He was 67.
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Brandon Franklin Saxophone Player of TBC Brass BandBrandon Franklin of the T.B.C. Brass Band was shot and killed Sunday night. He was twenty-two years old. Franklin played saxophone in TBC, who are well known for their frequent street shows at the corner of Bourbon Street and Canal Street…
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Zydeco music legend Roy Carrier has died. According to his son, Chubby, Carrier died at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday at Opelousas General Hospital due to complications from lung cancer. He recorded nine CDs in his career, including four with Right on Rhythm Records of Washington…
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Marva Wright, known by many as the blues queen of New Orleans, has died, according to her daughter. She was 62.
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Alex Chilton, a mercurial rock musician whose work ranged from the soul songs of the Box Tops to the multiple incarnations of his pop band Big Star, and who left a legacy more easily measured in artistic influence than in commercial impact, died on Wednesday in New Orleans, where he had been living since the 1980s. He was 59…
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