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Drummers at the funeral of jazz musician Danny Barker in 1994. They include Louis Cottrell, (great-grandson of New Orleans' innovative drumming pioneer, Louis Cottrell, Sr. and grandson of New Orleans clarinetist Louis Cottrell, Jr.) of the Young Tuxedo Brass Band, far right; Louis "Bicycle Lewie" Lederman of the Down & Dirty Brass band, second from right.
The second line tradition was brought to New Orleans by enslaved Africans, [1] where it became a ritual for African Americans, especially in various processions, including funerals. Some scholars believe that the West African ring featured children drumming with adults dancing that in turn, forced the ring to straighten into a line. [ 3 ]
A jazz funeral for the Equal Rights Amendment took place in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on July 3, 1982. [1] The event was a public mourning for the failure of the proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution to be ratified by the required 38 states (3/4 of the 50 states) before the congressionally imposed 1982 deadline. [2] [3]
Funeral procession of Jefferson Davis in New Orleans. Jefferson Davis died at 12:45 a.m. on Friday, December 6, 1889. [1] [2] His funeral was one of the largest in the South, and New Orleans draped itself in mourning as his body lay in state in the City Hall for several days.
In New Orleans, a man drove a pickup ... local authorities must be prepared for former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral procession, new House members arriving for the 119th Congress, the ...
The actual painting is displayed as part of the Aaron Douglas Collection at the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ellis Wilson was born on April 20, 1899, in Mayfield, Kentucky, and died on either January 1 or 2, 1977. The most he ever got for one of his paintings was about $300. [2] [3]
Among the 14 people killed in the New Orleans attack: a warehouse manager, an account executive, an aspiring nurse and two loving parents.
New Orleans killer terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar posted a barrage of deranged ISIS videos on social media just minutes before unleashing his deadly New Year’s Day attack, the feds revealed ...