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Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans – by Ben Sandmel

What made Ernie K-Doe tick? Author Ben Sandmel comes as close as anyone could in answering that question about the wonderfully eclectic inner-workings of the artist who declared himself the Emperor of the Universe. Sandmel tells it like it was in his equally comprehensive and hilarious biography, “Ernie K-Doe: The…

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The Accidental City:Improvising New Orleans – by Lawrence Powell

This is the story of a city that shouldn't exist. In the seventeenth century, what is now America's most beguiling metropolis was nothing more than a swamp: prone to flooding, infested with snakes, battered by hurricanes. But through the intense imperial rivalries of Spain, France, and England, and the ambitious,…

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Up Front and Center:New Orleans Music at the End of the 20th Century – by Jay Mazza

"Up Front and Center- New Orleans Music at the End of the 20th Century" is the first in-depth account of this very important era in the history of New Orleans music. It is filled with vivid descriptions of many of the most significant musical performances in the last two decades…

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