Issue Articles — Obituaries
Joe Hall (1971-2024)
Old-time Creole music lost one of its finest torchbearers with the unexpected passing of accordionist and vocalist Joe Hall on Thursday, November 21, 2024, due to congestive heart failure. Hall, 52, is survived by his wife Linda and son Justin.
Eric Paulsen (1950-2024)
Reporter and anchor for WWL-TV, Eric Paulsen died Saturday October 26, 2024, of cancer at Ochsner Medical Center. He was 74.
Amadee Joseph Castenell, Jr. (1950-2024)
We learned that saxophonist and flautist, Amadee Castenell has passed away, he was 74.
Born in New Orleans on April 19, 1950, Castenell is best known for being the director of the funk and soul band Chocolate Milk. The eight-piece band also included vocalist Frank Richard, trumpeter, Joe Foxx, guitarist Mario Tio, bassist Earnest Dabon, piano and keyboard Robert Dabon and drummer Dwight Richards, the father of Dawn Richards, OffBeat’s September 2024 cover subject.
Frankie Beverly (1946-2024)
R&B singer Frankie Beverly has died at the age of 77, according to an announcement from his family on social media pages. “He lived his life with pure soul as one would say, and for us, no one did it better. He lived for his music, family and friends,” the family wrote.
Luther Kent (1948-2024)
Luther Kent, known for a big soulful voice and his horn-based group Luther Kent & Trick Bag, passed away Friday, August 16, 2024, of congestive heart failure. He was 76.
Chris Stafford (1988-2024)
Chris Stafford, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and founding member of the band Feufollet was killed in a car crash in Lafayette, Louisiana, on May 2, 2024, he was 36.
Nick Daniels, III (1956-2024)
Nick Daniels, III, a New Orleans funk and R&B bassist and vocalist, died Friday, April 26, 2024, following complications from recently being diagnosed with multiple myeloma cancer. He was 68.
John Sinclair (1941-2024)
Poet, political and marijuana activist and writer John Sinclair died of heart failure at the Detroit Receiving Hospital on April 2, 2024, he was 82.
Clarence “Frogman” Henry (1937-2024)
Singer and songwriter, Clarence “Frogman” Henry passed away, after years of declining health, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. He was 87.
