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We just received the news that Bobby Charles passed away this morning. Charles stayed out of the spotlight as much as possible, but was truly one of a select few of Louisiana’s greatest songwriters. His most famous songs, “Walking to New Orleans” and “See You Later Alligator” are standards, and his 1971 self-titled album is a constant on lists of essential Louisiana LPs.

In this video, Sonny Landreth and Shannon McNally lead an all-star band at Jazz Fest 2007 in a tribute to the songs of Bobby Charles, performing “Spent All My Money Loving You” in this clip.