Here’s OffBeat’s video tribute to the people and events that shaped New Orleans and Louisiana music history through the years on March 17, enjoy…
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1884: Birth of clarinetist Alcide “Yellow” Nunez in New Orleans
1938: Birth of guitarist and singer Eddy Giles, born Elbert Wiggins Giles, in Frierson, LA
1963: Blues singer Lizzie Miles passes away in New Orleans at age 67.
1989: Singer Bobby Mitchell passes away in New Orleans at age 53.
