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Tune in Wednesday night September 9th (09-09-09) for a special "Number 9"
show celebrating the number nine.
Join us at a special time of 9:00 p.m. as we play music with a NINE
association. We may even spin some backwards. Does this make it a 6
association?????????
We will...
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This week's guest on "Yeah, You Right!" is trumpeter Shamarr Allen, whose resume includes stints with Galactic, touring with Willie Nelson, and relentless sonic innovation with his band The Underdawgs. Whether he's playing jazz, funk, country, or rock 'n roll, Shamarr is one o...
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It started with that HUH! that was worked your core better than Pilates. It
was the key ingredient in mambo music and the mambo was so popular that it
worked itself into every musical style imaginable. R&B, blues, jazz and yep
plenty of New Orleans music including the cla...
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On this show, we meet up with two musicians, John Rankin and Bob Andrews, who
live in New Orleans. One grew up in the city from an early age, the other
moved there after a fairly successful musical career in England. They both
express an unending love for New Orleans music ...
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We get down low with Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, followed by
Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys. This week’s segment of Culinary Crossroads
features the Louisiana Crab Melt, a dish that blends local seafood with
Italian bread and cheese. We'll also preview the mont...
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This week we tracked down bassist Jesse Boyd between gigs with Charmaine Neville, Bob French, and his own band, and put him on the hot seat. The versatile virtuoso also recently celebrated the release of his new CD, True Stories, which has flavors of modern jazz and film scores.
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This week's guest is sousaphonist extraordinaire and Dirty Dozen Brass Band co-founder Kirk Joseph. The 7th Ward native helped establish the modern brass band sound in New Orleans and pushed the boundaries of playing big brass. His band, Backyard Groove, plays all over town at...
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We start off with the voice and piano of New Orleans native Matt Lemmler,
followed by the hot jazz harmonies of The Pfister Sisters, a vocal trio that
carries on the tradition of the Boswell Sisters. Later on, we’ll meet up
with Trixie Minx, a Burlesque dancer who has delig...
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Guitarist, entertainer, inventor, and recording pioneer Les Paul passed away on August 13 at the age of 94. His musical career spanned an astonishing eight decades, and the guitar he designed with Gibson is one of the most recognizable in the world. We collected some of our fa...
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