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  • February 2008
    • Post-Katrina, Mardi Gras Revels

      Post-Katrina, Mardi Gras Revels

      (Newser) - Super Tuesday means Mardi Gras in Louisiana today, and the New Orleans bacchanal is slowly finding its feet 3 years after Hurricane Katrina. The predominantly black Zulu parade has as its king this year a 62-year-old native who left the Big Easy for Houston after the levees broke. He's only the second king, after Louis Armstrong, to live outside of New Orleans, the Times-Picayune reports. More »

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      Hurricane Katrina   New Orleans   Louisiana   Katrina aftermath   Mardi Gras   Louis Armstrong

  • December 2007
    • Oscar Peterson Dies at 82

      Oscar Peterson Dies at 82

      (Newser) - Legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson died last night at his home near Toronto from kidney failure, CBC News reports. He was 82. The Canadian musician made hundreds of recordings, won seven Grammys, and played alongside greats like Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and Ella Fitzgerald. "The world has lost the world's greatest jazz player," said Peterson's hometown mayor. More »

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      music   obituary   Canada   musician   jazz   Toronto   Montreal   Charlie Parker   Louis Armstrong   piano

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