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Obituary: Danny Barker
“St. James Infirmary” by J. Primose, adapted and decorated by Danny BarkerAs performed on Save the Bones (Orleans Records) When I die I want you to dress me in straight-laced […]
Danny Barker Rocks On
The hand of Danny Barker runs down the back of her neck and trails the sharp curves of her body. ”Just like an 18-year-old girl,” says Barker, turning his guitar […]
Save the Bones: A Conversation with Danny Barker
Danny Barker is a jazz legend. He has spent his life in the jazz hothouses of New Orleans and New York at times when these scenes were exploding in critical […]
Slightly Risqué, But Never Vulgar: Maria Muldaur’s tribute to Blue Lu Barker
Mac Rebennack, a.k.a. Dr. John, first introduced Maria Muldaur to the frisky, risqué songs of New Orleans’ Blue Lu Barker. During sessions for the self-titled debut album that features Muldaur’s […]
Maria Muldaur, Don’t You Feel My Leg – The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker (Last Music Company)
To put the spotlight on the late great New Orleans vocalist and composer Blue Lu Barker deserves kudos. Singer Maria Muldaur gathered the right musicians to back her on a […]
Blue Lu Barker: Kind of Blue
Her voice was never as buxom as she was. Her husband’s fame outgrew her own. Still, Blue Lu Barker remains an important icon of New Orleans jazz and blues 12 […]
Know What it Means: Oh, Danny Boy!
Know What it Means: Oh, Danny Boy!
Blu Lu Barker Remembers
Music has always surrounded the life of Blue Lu Barker. The living room of her Sere Street home is filled with the mementos of a lifetime of jazz she shared […]
