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    whatwouldbukowskido
    Jul 14, 09:52pm

    I used to LOVE listening to Ernie K-Doe on my little radio in my little room down in New Orleans on the newly-created WWOZ radio station.

    It was like attending, being blessed, anointed and SET FREE in the eternal church of the funky-funky truth.

    He used to start every program by welcoming the president, the vice-president, state senators, the gov'nur, the mayor and all the city council members to the program because he KNEW they were listening.

    They DO NOT make 'em like this anymore:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNSdf9i0ixA

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    Charlotte Hamrick
    Jul 14, 10:36pm

    K-Doe was an original all right but I have to say I'm partial to Little Freddie King:

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j32iyUmFACw

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    whatwouldbukowskido
    Jul 14, 11:34pm

    Maaaaaan....

    Those are the people I LOVE!

    That is the ONLY CITY I love.

    I saw Little Freddy King at Tip's around 1988.

    I'll be cookin' red beans n' rice until the day I die.

    (but never as good as Buster Holmes)

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    Charlotte Hamrick
    Jul 15, 12:08am

    And my #1 NOLA pick is 101 Runners. Here's an amateur video from FQF '09. I was there, in fact I have my own video somewhere.....

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kDQfrqDstHo

    Good times. Always.

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    Sally Houtman
    Jul 16, 03:09am

    Real people, those. With real heart. All originals and each artists in their own right.

    Reminded me of this:

    "Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art."

    -Charlie Parker

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