Wednesday, February 18, 2009

RIP: Snooks Eaglin.


From the New Orleans Times-Picayune: 


Snooks Eaglin, the New Orleans rhythm & blues guitarist known for his dexterous finger-picking and boundless repertoire, died Wednesday afternoon. He was 72.

“He was the most New Orleans of all the New Orleans acts that are still living,” said Mid-City Lanes owner John Blancher.

Mr. Eaglin apparently checked into a hospital last week with high blood pressure, then was released. He returned to Ochsner Medical Center on Tuesday, and went into cardiac arrest, Blancher said.

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