I came across the tragic tale of the late great Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown today and just had to share it with you all.
a musician’s musician who blended genres into what he called “American music, Texas style.”
It starts out with the great blues man and his life and times.
Frank Zappa was influenced heavily by this great guitarist, it’s one of those from the file of “I did not know that” . Then came Katrina that wiped out his beloved home in Slidell, La., on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain a suburb of New Orleans, and also took his beloved 1977 black Cadillac.
He then moves back to Orange county,his home state of Texas, awaiting for his New Orleans to right itself. Unfortunately while there he dies just 2 weeks later of lung cancer. He was later buried in an all-black cemetery located on the west side of the Sabine River called Hollywood Community Cemetery, but the story doesn’t end there.
Hurricane Rita moves into the picture at this point in his story. She now forces his casket, like many others, from the ground. The whereabouts of his remains are unsure.
Wow – could his story have been any sadder? We did volunteer relief work after Katrina – it was a sad, sad situation.
Wow, your such as GREAT person to have helped out in such a tragic event. Hats off to you and everyone who helped out there!
While volunteering there, was this a common thing that you came across? I am not trying to be morbid, I just want to know if things of this horrible magnitude happened often. Please post in this comment area for everyone to witness for themselves. I hope that you and your other volunteers are not too truamatiz with what you went through.
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Wow, I hadn’t realized that Gatemouth died. I love his playing…
Dave
Unfortunately it’s sad to have to say so Dave. I hate being the bearer of bad news. Everything about his death is just so sad.
Keep on Jammin’
Gatemouth was one hell of an artist. He mixed jazz, blues, new orleans, and country into his own unique brew. I heard about his death after Katrina and couldn’t help feeling like the impact of the loss was too much for him. Anyway who knows, but he was a great player and artist.
Dave
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It must of been too much for him. Good point Dave