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Larry McKinley (8 December 1927 – 13 December 2013) was a New Orleans–based American music promoter, record label co-owner, radio personality and festival icon. He was most well known as the "Voice of Jazzfest ", co-founder of Minit Records , [ 1 ] and the host of several shows on the New Orleans radio stations WNNR-AM and WMRY-FM (now ...
May 31, 2023 · By Troy Carter II The New Orleans Tribune. Glenda McKinley, daughter of legendary music and media personality Larry McKinley, has transformed the radio studio from which her father once broadcast into a community hub designed to pass down rich New Orleans history while bringing people together to create and network.
Dec 10, 2013 · Larry McKinley, an influential radio personality, music promoter and pivotal figure in the history of the city's rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll scene, as well as the longtime voice of the New ...
Dec 9, 2013 · larry-mckinley.jpg. Larry McKinley, shown here in 2008, the co-founder of Minit Records and the latter-day voice of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, died Sunday at the age of 85.
May 8, 2022 · Larry McKinley, at the mic at WNNR in the 1970s in the same premises that will be named The McKinley Studio in his honor. Glenda McKinley, Larry's daughter, and her son, Ernest McKinley English ...
Larry McKinley. In 1958, Joe Banashak and WMRY program director Larry McKinley teamed up to start a record label, Minit Records. Each man put up $650, which was enough to pay for the cost of a recording session and to press a thousand records. Banashak also owned A-1 Distributors, giving him a built-in advantage.
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Jul 13, 2023 · NEW ORLEANS — If you grew up in New Orleans during the 60s and 70s, chances are you have heard of Larry McKinley on the radio. if you have ever been to Jazz Fest, his iconic voice is heard every ...
