Sunday, November 27, 2011

Coco Robicheaux, "hoodoo bluesman" of New Orleans, has died

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Via writer Ned Sublette, who profiled him in this 2008 Bomb article, comes the sad news that New Orleans hoodoo bluesman Coco Robicheaux has died. He is said to have suffered a massive heart attack while sitting at the bar. He was 64 years old.

Nola.com has an obituary, and more on the circumstances of his death. His bio on Wikipedia is here. Here's a link to his works via Amazon.

[Video Link 1, Video Link 2.]

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