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Guitarist, banjoist, singer, composer, and writer Daniel Moses Barker (1909-1994)…

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One of the true originals in the story of New…

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“Uncle” Lionel Batiste (February 1, 1931 – July 8, 2012)…

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Tab Benoit (born November 17, 1967, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is…

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Peter Bocage (1887-1967) was born in Algiers, Louisiana, and began…

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John Brunious Jr. (October 12, 1940 – February 12, 2008)…

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