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AL “CARNIVAL TIME” JOHNSON

It was in December 1959 that Alvin Lee Johnson (born June 20, 1939) entered Cosimo Matassa’s recording studio. He emerged from the studio on

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LEADBELLY (b. Jan. 15, 20, 21, or 29, 1885, 1888, or 1889 – d. Dec. 6, 1949):

He was probably Louisiana’s first music superstar. While the precise date of his birth is uncertain, it is known that he was born in Mooringsport, jus

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