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Obituary: Bobby Lonero (1943-2013)

April 1, 2013 by: Jeff Hannusch

Robert “Bobby” Lonero, a Louisiana Hall of Fame musician and long-popular New Orleans bandleader, died February 17, 2013. According to fellow New Orleans recording artist Frankie Ford, Lonero’s given surname was Popina, and his parents owned a bar on St. Claude Avenue near Elysian Fields Avenue. Lonero got interested in music, and the guitar, as an adolescent. He made his record...

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