Tad Jones
Tad Jones | |
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Born | Thaddeus Bunol Jones September 19, 1952 New Orleans, Louisiana |
Died | January 1, 2007 | (aged 54)
Occupation | music historian |
Thaddeus Bunol "Tad" Jones (September 19, 1952 – January 1, 2007) was an American
Life and career
Jones was a native and resident of New Orleans, Louisiana. A graduate of Loyola University New Orleans, he developed an interest in the music and history of New Orleans at a young age and conducted important oral history interviews with musicians while still in his teens. While earning a degree in Communications at Loyola, Jones was named Music Director of the university's radio station, WLDC and served from 1971-74. Frequently, Jones merged his broadcasting training with his musical historical expertise to promote New Orleans music in the station's playlist. This, in turn, gained the attention and influenced the programming of numerous record companies and album-oriented rock and jazz broadcast outlets through the United States. Jones also used Loyola's WLDC recording facilities in pioneering the taped oral history interviews of numerous New Orleans musicians from every period and style of New Orleans music. The William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University now houses many of the interviews.
Jones contributed significantly to fostering and researching American
Jones taught a popular and acclaimed course on the history of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues at University of New Orleans in the late 1980s. Jones also managed music publishing for
At his death, Jones was researching and writing a long-anticipated biography of the early life of Louis Armstrong. The book was said to be near completion when Jones died.
Jones died unexpectedly on January 1, 2007, after an accidental fall outside his Uptown New Orleans home. He was interred in Metairie Cemetery following a "jazz funeral" organized by New Orleans musicians.
References
- ^ Wyckoff, Stephanie (August 1, 2013). "Louis Armstrong: Born On The Fourth Of July?". OffBeat. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ISBN 978-1-4556-1952-8.
- ^ "Sizing Up Satchmo SummerFest". The Advocate. July 29, 2002. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ Morris, Chris (June 7, 2019). "New Orleans music icon Dr John dies at 77". The Canberra Times. Retrieved November 21, 2019.