The Queen of Lindy Hop, Dawn Hampton has died
DAWN HAMPTON, 88, on Sept. 25 in New York City. A cabaret and jazz singer, alto and tenor saxophonist, dancer and songwriter, Dawn Hampton came
Richard Johnson of Mardi Gras JB has passed at 96
RICHARD JOHNSON, 96, on Sept. 17 in Sacramento. A professional musician since 1938, he played trumpet, clarinet, and tuba and was a member of a
Ragtime Author Larry Karp has Died
LARRY KARP, 76, on Oct. 11 in Seattle, WA. Growing up in Paterson, NJ, Larry Karp self-published a serialized detective story, Richard Richard, Private Dick
Horace Meunier Harris, 90, Wrote “Jazz in Britain” for The American Rag
Horace Meunier Harris, who for many years wrote the “Jazz in Britain” column for The American Rag, passed away on October 15, 2016 at the
Folk Singer Oscar Brand has Died
OSCAR BRAND, 96, of pneumonia on Sept. 30 in Great Neck, NY. A Canadian-born, naturalized U.S. citizen, folk singer, songwriter and author, his career spanned
Buckwheat Zydeco has died
STANLEY “Buckwheat” DURAL, Jr., 68, from lung cancer on Sept. 24 in Lafayette, Louisiana. One of the few zydeco artists to achieve mainstream success, he
a Jazz Man and a Character, Randy Siple has died at 83
RANDOLPH SIPLE, 83, on Sept. 20 in Ventura, CA. Randy Siple was very much his own man as evidenced by the fact he wrote his
A Child Star, Bobby Breen has died at 88
BOBBY BREEN, 88, on Sept. 19 of natural causes in Pompano Beach, FL. A popular actor and singer who was compared with other child stars
