White Eagles Mardi Gras Indians: My Big Chief's Got the Golden Crown #2 (1982)

Date recorded: May , 1982
Contributor(s): Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Millon, Jake; Performer: White Eagle Mardi Gras Indians

Description: Big Chief Jake Millon and the White Eagles Mardi Gras Indians rehearse "My Big Chief's Got the Golden Crown" at Darrell's Lounge, 7th Ward, New Orleans. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew, May 1982. (This is a longer and higher-resolution version of a previously posted clip.)

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Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States

Archive ID: 2ltv4kpQaAs

Belongs to: New Orleans (1982)

About the session: Funeral parades; Mardi Gras Indians; the Dirty Dozen Brass Band; and scenes from Jazz Fest and Preservation Hall.

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