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James Booker at the Toulouse
A young woman working at the Toulouse Theatre in the early ‘80s becomes acquainted with the legendary pianist – and the forces that both inspired and bedeviled him.
– by Ellis Anderson
The Bay St. Louis Booker
On November 8, 1983 - 36 years ago this week - legendary New Orleans pianist James Booker passed on. While his legacy grows even stronger in the city, recent interviews with Bay St. Louis family members give details about Booker's early life on the Mississippi coast - and explain why "the Bay" became one of his touchstones.
- by Edward Gibson