[Dixielandjazz] Ernest "Doc" Paulin RIP

[R. or V. Thompson]

The following from the on-line editon of OffBeat, the New Orleans newsletter:

... we learned Tuesday that Ernest "Doc" Paulin passed away. Paulin was 100 years old, and he played with such traditional jazz greats as Kid Ory, Danny Barker, Papa Celestine and Harold Dejean. Paulin retired in 2004 after playing one last gig at Jazz Fest, but before that, he gave many talented musicians their first gigs, including Dr. Michael White, Big Al Carson, Donald Harrison, Tuba Fats, Gregg Stafford, Freddie Lonzo and Leroy Jones. He came from a musical family and that tradition continues as his sons still play as the Paulin Brothers Brass Band.

Bert Thompson 

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