Noted trombone great and bandleader Big Jim Robinson passed away in New Orleans on May 4, 1976. Robinson worked with Sam Morgan, Kid Rena, Isaiah Morgan, Bunk Johnson, George Lewis, and others. In later years, he was a regular at Preservation Hall. He passed away on May 4, 1976. See recording credits. Listen to Jim Robinson music on YouTube. Watch this 1965 performance by Big Jim Robinson, Kid Thomas Valentine, Captain John Handy, Sammy Penn, Sammy Rimington, and others:
1999
Members of the rock group Toto, including vocalist and Vinton, Louisiana native Bobby Kimball, added their handprints to the Hollywood RockWalk on May 4, 1999.
2001
The 32nd Annual Dove Awards aired nationally on WGN on May 4, 2001. The event was taped on April 26, 2001 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Aaron Neville was nominated for "Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year" for "Devotion" but lost to Fred Hammond & RFC. Aaron Neville performed "By Heart, By Soul" with Christian vocal quartet Avalon. Watch the performance here.
2010
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue were featured in concert on NPR radio show "Mountain Stage" on May 4, 2010. The show was taped February 28, 2010 at Clay Center in Charleston, WV. Listen to the performance here.
