Political Quotes

“On Sunday, March 13 New Orleans lost one of our most beloved, respected and well known jazz greats, Mr. Danny Barker. A member of one of New Orleans' famous musical families, the Barbarin Family, Danny Barker began his career playing music in a street band called the Boozan Kings, but soon rose to play with other New Orleans legends in New York including Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Sidney Bechet, to mention just a few. A musician, an historian, and an entertainer Danny Barker also was a songwriter. Who could ever forget the tune and words of 'Save the Bones for Henry Jones' which was recorded by Nat King Cole and Johnny Mercer? It was as back up to his beloved wife, Blue Lu Barker, a great jazz singer, that some of his most classic work was recorded. Like many of New Orleans renowned musicians, Danny Barker returned to the home he loved in the 1960's. In the 1970's he founded the Fairview Baptist Church Brass Band, which was the training ground for some of the most outstanding classical jazz musicians we have today in the Crescent City: Lucian Barbarin, Greg Stafford, Leroy Jones and Michael White all participated in this tremendous gift Danny Barker gave back to the City from which he came.”