In Memoriam
10:12 am
Tue November 13, 2012

Jazz Musician Bob French Dies At 74

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Bob French at Snug Harbor in 2008, with the Charmaine Neville band.

Bob French passed away yesterday. He was 74.

Bob French was one of the legends of New Orleans' jazz. French was a drummer and singer, and bandleader of the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band. He died Monday of complications from diabetes. He was 74.

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