RIP DJ Black N Mild: The New Orleans bounce DJ died at age 44 after testing positive for coronavirus
Longstanding New Orleans bounce DJ and radio personality Black N Mild has died after testing positive for coronavirus. The Orleans Parish coroner's office confirmed Friday that the DJ, born Oliver Stokes Jr., died Thursday after contracting the virus. He was 44.
Stokes is known for bringing New Orleans bounce music to the radio."I was the first DJ in Nola history to have a radio mix show dedicated to Nola Bounce from 03-05 ," he wrote in a Feb. 3 . After Hurricane Katrina, Stokes relocated to Houston, where he hosted a mix show on local radio. Hisshow was featured on Saturday nights on New Orleans AM station WBOK from 2013 to 2017, an era Stokes also spent DJing at clubs, bars and parties throughout the region.
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