Issue Articles — Obituaries
Obituary: Raful Neal
(1936-2004) Born June 6, 1936 in Baton Rouge, blues harmonica player Raful Neal succumbed to cancer on September 1. Neal was the father of 11 children (including a host of […]
Obituary: Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips 1923-2003 Sam Philips, one of the architects of popular music, died in a Memphis hospital July 30, 2003. He was 80. Best known for discovering Elvis Presley and […]
Obituary: Alvin Alcorn (1912-2003)
Alvin Alcorn, the New Orleans jazz trumpeter, died July 10 at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans. Alcorn would have celebrated his 91st birthday in September. Born in New Orleans, […]
Obituary: Moses George Hogan
Classical pianist, composer and renowned arranger of American spirituals Moses Hogan died February 11 at St. Elizabeth’s Nursing Home in Harvey after enduring a long struggle with brain cancer.
