New Orleans Jazz Museum - Remembering James Booker, the Piano Prince of New Orleans, who passed away in Charity Hospital on this day in 1983. “Human nature is the reason why I
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New Orleans Jazz Museum - Happy Birthday, James Booker! The Piano Prince of New Orleans would have been 80 today. 📸: James Booker performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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