Issue Articles — Obituaries
Obituary: Kim Fowley
There is so much to say about Kim Fowley, but rather than tell you about his life, I’ll suggest that you watch two films, The Runaways and The Mayor of […]
Obituary: Al Belletto
Al Belletto, saxophonist, bandleader and general humanitarian, died on December 26, 2014 at his home in Metairie at the age of 86 after a long illness. Belletto was best known […]
Obituary: David Redfern
David Redfern, one of the most influential and revered music photographers of his generation, died in October at age 78, three years into a brave struggle with pancreatic cancer. This […]
Obituary: Cosimo Matassa
Cosimo Matassa, the renowned recording engineer who from the late 1940s to the early 1970s engineered virtually every significant recording in New Orleans, died on September 11, 2014. He was […]
Obituary: Warren B. “Porgy” Jones
“Music was all around—everybody played something,” trumpeter Porgy Jones once exclaimed of growing up in the French Quarter. Jones enjoyed a diverse, almost 60-year musical career doing what came naturally […]
Obituary: Tim Green
The beautifully gentile sound of Morikeba Kouyate’s kora rang out to welcome Tim Green’s many loving fans and fellow musicians at a musical tribute in honor of the saxophonist. Green, […]
Obituary: Nicky da B
I met Nicky da B on a stage. Katey Red and I were playing at South by Southwest in 2011 and, seconds before showtime, she handed me a CD and […]
Obituary: Johnny Ray Allen
Johnny Ray Allen, songwriter and original bassist for the subdudes, the local beloved roots-rock group, passed away on August 8 at his home in New Orleans. Although he had a […]
Obituary: Jim Russell
Russell J. Birnbach, better-known as Jim Russell, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Russell had suffered a massive stroke on July 5 and had been in […]
Obituary: Idris Muhammad
In the heyday of New Orleans rhythm and blues, it was rare that sidemen on recording sessions were credited. That’s why few people know that the drums heard on […]
