Here’s OffBeat’s video tribute to the people and events that shaped New Orleans and Louisiana music history through the years on March 18, enjoy…
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1934: Birth of singer Neal Kimble in New Orleans.
1935: Birth of singer Maylon Humphries in Kelly, Louisiana.
1955: Birth of pianist and songwriter Gerald Tillman, known as “Professor Shorthair,” in New Orleans
2004: Trumpeter Wallace Davenport passes away in New Orleans at age 78.
2009: Pianist and composer Eddie Bo passes way in New Orleans at age 79.
