Here’s OffBeat’s video tribute to the people and events that shaped New Orleans and Louisiana music history through the years on March 20, enjoy…
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1927: Birth of fiddler Dewey Balfa in Mamou
1948: Birth of singer Marva Wright in New Orleans
1949: Clarinetist Irving “Faz” Fazola (born Irving Henry Prestopnik) passes away in New Orleans at age 36.
1969: Happy Birthday to New Orleans rapper & producer Byron O. Thomas, better known as Mannie Fresh!
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