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Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Going on Again: Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Special

From: Tres Hombres Productions
Length: 00:59:07

This new music-intensive one-hour special features the Dirty Dozen Brass Band?s unique tribute to their New Orleans home on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (Aug 29) - an uplifting, emotionally-charged reinterpretation of Marvin Gaye's classic protest album, "What's Going On." Read the full description.
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This new music-intensive one-hour special features the Dirty Dozen Brass Band?s unique tribute to their New Orleans home on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (Aug 29) - an uplifting, emotionally-charged reinterpretation of Marvin Gaye's classic protest album, "What's Going On." The Dirty Dozen Brass Band performs these songs and other New Orleans classics live. Band members discuss both the enduring resonance of Gaye's message, and the significance of music for New Orleans and its residents today in Katrina?s wake. Please consider airing this program on August 29th or over Labor Day Weekend. The program is currently in production and audio will be posted here around August 20th. DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND: GOING ON AGAIN is hosted by New Orleans resident Harry Shearer, host of the nationally-syndicated public radio program "Le Show" and star of "The Simpsons", "This is Spinal Tap" and "A Mighty Wind." Host: Harry Shearer Producer: Tres Hombres (Paul Rappaport, Jym Fahey, Mitch Maketansky) Contact: Andy Cahn, cahnmedia@comcast.net, 215-279-7632 Length: One hour with breaks for local spots Terms: Available for all USA broadcasters to air at no cost Spots: No barter spots are built into the show

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