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Andy Anderson
Born in Mandeville, Louisiana, Andrew “Jug” Anderson (1905-1982) was a…
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Wendell Brunious
Wendell Brunious (b. October 27, 1954, New Orleans) is an…
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Dolly Adams
Dolly Douroux Adams (1904-1979) was born in Algiers, Louisiana, and…
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Don Albert
Born in New Orleans as Albert Dominique, Don Albert (1908-1980)…
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Tom Albert
Born in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, guitarist, violinist, and trumpeter Tom…
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Alvin Alcorn
Alvin Alcorn (September 7, 1912 – July 17, 2003) was…
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Adolphe Alexander, Jr.
Adolphe “Tats” Alexander, Jr. was a New Orleans jazz clarinetist…
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Richard “Dick” Allen
Oral historian and traditional jazz expert Dick Allen was one…
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Frank Amacker
Frank “Dude” Amacker (1890-1975) was a ragtime and jazz pianist…
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Andy Anderson
Born in Mandeville, Louisiana, Andrew “Jug” Anderson (1905-1982) was a…
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Phil Anselmo
Philip Hansen “Phil” Anselmo (born June 30, 1968) is an…
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Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin
Accordionist and singer Alphonse Ardoin was a leading practitioner of…
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Amede Ardoin
Accordionist Amédé Ardoin stands as a forerunner of both zydeco…
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Louis Armstrong “Satchmo”
Trumpeter, cornetist and singer Louis Armstrong is often erroneously regarded…
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Lil Hardin Armstrong
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Lil Hardin (1902-1971) attended Fisk University…