Issue Articles — Obituaries
In Memoriam: Gary Edwards (1941–2021)
Gary Edwards, a prominent businessman in the New Orleans music industry whose Sound of New Orleans label recorded many regional bands and musicians, died on September 22 after a lengthy […]
In Memoriam: Warren Storm (1937–2021)
Warren Storm, the singing drummer known as the “Godfather of Swamp Pop,” died September 7 in Lafayette. In the weeks before his death at age 84, social media posts reported […]
In Memoriam: Courtney Granger (1982–2021)
Courtney Granger, fiddler, singer and a member of both the Pine Leaf Boys and Balfa Toujours, died on September 18 of a suspected blood clot from complications of diabetes at […]
In Memoriam: Don Marquis (1933–2021)
Don Marquis, jazz fan, writer, researcher, and one of the creators of the New Orleans Jazz Museum (the current home of OffBeat Magazine) died on July 29 in his hometown […]
In Memoriam: Lawrence “Keng” Harvey (1963–2021)
Lawrence “Keng” Harvey, a singer, songwriter, master chef and traditional Yoruba priest of Obatalá, died on August 2, 2021. He was 58 years old. Keng burst on the scene in […]
In Memoriam: J.D. Hill (1955-2021)
J.D. Hill, a blues musician and fixture on the music scene in New Orleans since the early 1980s, died on August 8, 2021. He was 65. Hill was a native […]
In Memoriam: Norman Mitchell Batiste (1929-2021)
Norman Batiste, a heartbeat of the Treme community, died on Thursday, August 10, 2021. He was 92. When he was born on May 4, 1929, at 1215 St. Philip Street, […]
In Memoriam: Dale Triguero (1953-2021)
Dale Triguero made New Orleans better. On both sides of the Mississippi River, he transformed rundown bars into destination music venues where New Orleans musicians, both well known and unknown, […]
In Memoriam: Ronald Joseph Cuccia (1944-2021)
Poet, jazz hipster, and songwriter Ronald Cuccia, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Holden, Louisiana, the co-writer of “My Darlin’ New Orleans,” died in June 2021. He […]
In Memoriam: Brian Pyne Nugent (1970-2021)
Brian Pyne Nugent, (known as “Griper”) a renowned live concert sound engineer and a beloved figure in the New Orleans community, died suddenly on June 15, 2021. He was in […]
