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Street Talk Goes to Snooks Eaglin's Jazz Funeral

Authored by: Gianluca Tramontana
Published: 3/2009
On February 27, 2009, the Howling Wolf held a viewing followed by a funeral service for Snooks Eaglin. Friends, family and members of the musical community gathered to salute the artist formerly known as Blind Guitar Ferd, Ford Eaglin, Baby Snooks or Li’l Snook but forever known as the Human Jukebox. Street Talk stopped by to pay its respects and take part in the second line for a master musician.
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Highlights from the Spring 2009 Pledge Party

Photo of Jason Marsalis
Thank you to everyone who stepped up to make our Pledge Party a success! And thanks to all of you who support WWOZ all year long, so we can keep bringing you the good times and great music. Check out photos of some of the fantastic New Orleans musicians who stopped by to show their love for WWOZ, including Jason Marsalis, Irma Thomas, Brian Blade, George Porter, Jr., Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Herman Ernest III, Ray Moore, Rick Trolsen, Johnaye Kendrick, Matt Perrine, the New Wave Brass Band, and many more.
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Spring 2009 Membership Drive — Day 4

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Spring 2009 Membership Drive — Day 3

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Spring 2009 Membership Drive — Day 9

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2009 Spring Pedge Party Highlights

Paul Sanchez
We've been having a blast during our Pledge Party, with lots of famous New Orleans musicians stopping by to chat and perform, including Irma Thomas, Paul Sanchez and many more. We've been working hard but having lots of fun, too, thanks to the magical moments that keep us going. Check out our pages of photo highlights for each day, and thanks to all those WWOZ supporters out there!
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Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans

Photo of Antoine "Fats" Domino by Leni Sinclair
On Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m., Louisiana Public Broadcasting will webcast a documentary on Fats Domino that combines biography and interviews with Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Dr. John, and more. Interwoven throughout the show are performances of classic Fats songs taken from a concert at Tipitina's here in New Orleans. Don't miss this one-time showing on LPB's website.
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Billy Delle Returns to the Airways

Photo of Billy Delle
On Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m., beloved 'OZ show host Billy Delle makes his triumphant return to the Records from the Crypt show. Tune in and join us in welcoming him back after his hiatus — we missed ya, Billy!
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Billy Delle Returns to WWOZ on Wednesday

On Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m., beloved 'OZ show host Billy Delle makes his triumphant return to the Records from the Crypt show. Tune in and join us in welcoming him back after his hiatus — we missed ya, Billy!
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New High-Quality Web Stream

We stream our broadcasts all over the globe in two formats, MP3 (24 kbps) and WMA. Thanks to the support of our WWOZ members, we've added a third stream — in high-quality 128 kbps MP3 format. Now you can listen to 'OZ with great sound quality no matter which format you choose, wherever you are in the world!
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