Issue Articles — Obituaries
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 […]
In Memoriam: Bunny Matthews (1951–2021)
Will Bunn “Bunny” Matthews, a cartoonist, writer, and former editor of OffBeat who was best known for his creation of the working-class comic-strip characters Vic and Nat’ly, died on Tuesday, […]
In Memoriam: Ronald “Ronnie” Falgout (1947-2021)
Ronald Joseph Falgout, bassist for Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys and former owner of R.J. Marine Tile, died on Monday, May 3, 2021 at the age of 74. Falgout […]
In Memoriam: Lloyd Price (1933–2021)
Lloyd Price, an extremely successful entrepreneur and the recorder of such R&B classics as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Stagger Lee,” “Personality” and “Where Were You On Our Wedding Day,” died May […]
In Memoriam: Terry Gibson Jr. (1992–2021)
Trumpeter Terry Gibson, Jr. unexpectedly passed away at his home in New Orleans at the young age of 29 on April 13, 2021. Gibson was considered by many to be […]
Van Broussard, Blue-Eyed Soul Legend Dies at 83
Van Broussard, a bonafide Louisiana blue-eyed soul legend, died at his Prairieville, Louisiana home November 17. He was 83. Broussard’s popularity was unexplainably limited, even in Louisiana. But Van Broussard […]
Sylvester “Hawk” Francis (1946-2020)
“It’s better to be two hours early than two minutes late to a second line,” was one of Sylvester Francis’ oft-repeated jewels of wisdom he offered to visitors from New […]
Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert (1942 -2000)
Jamaican reggae artist Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals passed away on September 11, 2020 at age 77. He died at the University Hospital of the West […]
Sidney Noel “Morgus” Rideau (1929-2020)
Sidney Noel Rideau, best known to thousands of New Orleans baby-boomers as Dr. Morgus, the well-meaning, colorful genius/mad scientist of the higher order, who hosted B-rated horror movies every Saturday […]
