1) It's time for the WWOZ Groove Gala!!! We'll be partying on Thursday,
September 6 for the benefit of the station. As of this post time, we have
just a few tickets remaining! Join us for a delightful night of delicious
food, cocktails, and performances from Irma Thomas, Dr...
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DJ Swamp Boogie will celebrate the life, times, and music of Lazy Lester on
WWOZ Thursday night, 7-10p.
Baton Rouge guitarist and longtime sideman to Lester, Bruce Lamb, will be
joining Swamp Boogie in the studio and sharing stories of their time on the
road.
Listen live ...
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In remembrance of this day in 2005…
Crescent City Snow, Susan Cowsill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aN2GZSE9ss
We Don’t Fear the Water, Chuck Perkins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DsPn7dLie4
Rebuild, Renew, Nine Lives Cast Recording
https://www.youtube....
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The band from Riverdale High School joined host Ron Phillips on the
first School Groove of the 2018-19 school year this afternoon! Check out
their energetic performance below, and keep showing your support for the
young musicians of New Orleans by tuning into School Groove ...
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Photographer and author Eric Waters talks about his new book, "Freedom's Dance," including how it all came together, and how the advent of cell phone photographers has changed second line culture and his own photography.
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WWOZ was on hand at the Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette, La. on August 15, 2014
as Lazy Lester hopped onstage with the Lil Buck Sinegal Band to perform 'They
Call Me Lazy.' Those harmonica skills!
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1 Eastern Rock The Skatalites 04:36 Return Of The
Big Guns
2 Far Celestial Shores Mavis Staples 02:55 One
True Vine
3 Higher And Higher Queen Esther Marrow 03:47
feat. The Harlem Gospel Singers
4 Tears Of A Clown (1975) ...
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1) Krewe of O.A.K. rolls out its "Midsummer Mardi Gras" on Saturday! It all
kicks off from the Maple Leaf starting at 7p.
2) The 2018-19 second line season kicks off this Sunday with a parade from
The Valley of Silent Men! Get all the info, including route sheets, for this...
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Leslie Johnson, better known as Lazy Lester, passed away Wednesday, August 22
at the age of 85 after a battle with stomach cancer. He was a wonderfully
gifted blues musician and performer who is widely known as a pioneer of the
swamp-blues genre.
Lazy Lester was born June...
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