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daveIRVING BANISTER
1933-2020
Legendary New Orleans guitarist Irving Banister left us on December 15, 2020. Making its debut here on The Cosimo Code, this in-depth appreciation was written back in 2008. "A reluctant legend. Last of the Dew Drop Inn guitar players, compatriot of virtually every classic New Orleans Rhythm and Blues musician from the early fifties onward..."by Bret Littlehales


daveDAVE BARTHOLOMEW
1918-2019
"Dave Bartholomew, the renowned record producer, arranger, bandleader, vocalist, trumpet player and songwriter who did so much to create the New Orleans R&B sound and in turn rock 'n' roll... died in Metairie, New Orleans, on June 23, 2019 at the grand age of 100..."by John Broven


daveRAYMOND LEWIS
1933-2020
"Raymond Lewis, one of the more colorful characters from the rhythm and blues era, died in New Orleans June 1, 2020. He was 86. Lewis was best known for his local 1962 hit I'm Gonna Put Some Hurt On You, which embodied the early 1960s New Orleans sound perfectly. Born in New Orleans July 7, 1933, by the mid-1950s became a professional musician playing electric bass and trumpet. Lewis got a job playing with Huey Smith's band..."by Jeff Hannusch


daveTAMMY LYNN
1939-2020
"If you search this website, you will find just one single by Tammy Lynn, who died on June 26, 2020, in New Port Richey, Florida. That 45 disc was Baby / Where Can I Go? (AFO 310), released in 1963... Gospel singer, jazz singer, R&B singer, soul singer, pop singer, she had talent to burn..."by John Broven


samSAM MONTEL
1937-2021
"S.J. Montalbano, better known as Sam Montel the record man and much more, died of heart failure in his Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hometown on February 10, at the age of 84. He was an important driver in South Louisiana music with Montel Records, also Montel Michelle. His labels should be better known, but for too many years the catalogues remained unissued..."by John Broven


daveART NEVILLE
1937-2019
"Art Neville is yet another New Orleans R&B pioneer that we have lost recently... Neville, born on December 17, 1937, and raised in the Uptown and Central City neighborhoods, died in his hometown on July 22, 2019 at age 81 after being in declining health for some time..."by John Broven


daveMAC REBENNACK (Doctor John)
1941-2019
"Mac Rebennack, who made his name as Dr. John the Night Tripper, died suddenly from a heart attack on June 6, 2019... near Covington, Louisiana. He was born in New Orleans on November 21, but in the absence of a birth certificate debate rages as to whether it was the year of 1940 or '41..."by John Broven


daveALLEN TOUSSAINT
1938-2015
"The quiet genius of Allen Toussaint flowed like a river through the city he loved. Enormously talented, he knew few equals as a songwriter, producer and arranger, yet he carried himself with humility and grace... Rest In Peace, Southern Knight - this world is a smaller place without you in it..."by red kelly


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