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WHYR Down The Road 048. Aired January 12, 2014. In the first half hour we remember the late Baton Rouge blues legend Rockin' Tabby Thomas, who got his hat on January 1, 2014. We play music by Tabby Thomas, The Hoodoo Kings (Tabby Thomas, Raful Neal, and Eddie Bo), and Tabby's son, Chris Thomas King. In the second half hour we play music by some of the many musicians who played at Tabby's club, Tabby's Blues Box: Larry Garner, J. Monque' D, Silas Hogan, Arthur Guitar Kelly, Whispering Smith, and Henry Gray. In the second hour we focus on Brass Bands including The New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Magnetic Ear, Bonerama, the Panorama Brass Band, The Soul Rebels, The Rebirth, The Hot 8, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Michael Foster Project, and the To Be Continued Brass Band. Enjoy!
