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Louis Armstrong may have never become a household name if not for the ambitions of his second wife, Lil Hardin Armstrong-- a supremely talented musician in her own right. She was a member of the Hot Five and Hot Seven, and composed a number of their biggest hits.
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Charmaine Neville was in on the New Orleans Music Show this afternoon as
part of our Satchmo SummerFest preview week at WWOZ! Check out her
performance below.
Songs:
1. I Put A Spell On You
2. The Rhythm
3. Mack The Knife
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The Nayo Jones Experience was in on the New Orleans Music Show this
afternoon to kick off our Satchmo SummerFest preview week at WWOZ! Check out
their performance below.
Songs:
1. House of the Rising Sun
2. If I Only Had A Brain
3. Imagine
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1 Mbira Bira Gecko Turner 02:57 Gone Down South
2 A3 Soul Brother Choc Combo 05:31 Washington
3 Playa Blanca Joe Rodriguez Y Su Grupo Latino 03:41
The Afrosound of Colombia vol.1
4 Abrabo Alex Konadu`s International Band...
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Action Jackson sits down with Edward Jackson III of TBC Brass Band. Jackson shares how TBC ("To Be Continued") got their name from a famous New Orleans musician, coming up out of the high school music programs and how the band first got together, playing on Bourbon + much more.
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Satchmo Summer Fest is coming up, starting August 3 and running through
August 5! We'll be welcoming musicians into our studio that entire week,
starting July 30, for a Satchmo preview series. Check out Topsy Chapman &
Solid Harmony performing 'New Orleans Is Great' at WWOZ...
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