In the May 2007 issue, of The Rag, the late historian and curator emeritus Dick Allen is honored by writers Butch Thompson, William Schafer, Paige Van Vorst and the Hogan Jazz Archive curator Bruce Boyd Raeburn. Allen was dedicated to New Orleans jazz. His enthusiasm led to the founnding of the Hogan Jazz Archive, Tulane University.
This issue also includes an interview with "Ragtime Kid" author Larry Karp, and has colorful coverage of a star-studded tribute to the late bassist Bob Haggart, as well as a visit to the Tribute to Bix, and the launching of Judi K's new "Jazz Warriors" series with a salute to Wayne Arihood of La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Here is the May 2007 online edition of The Mississippi Rag. MAY 2007
