New Orleans music legend Walter “Wolfman” Washington, a cornerstone of the city's musical nightlife for decades, has died of cancer, just days after turning 79.
FILE - Blues guitarist and singer Walter 'Wolfman' Washington performs with the Joe Krown Trio at the Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, on April 29, 2011. New Orleans music legend Walter Wolfman Washington, a cornerstone of the city's musical nightlife for decades, has died of cancer, just days after turning 79. Washington died on Dec. 22, 2022, at Passages Hospice, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
“Johnny taught me a whole lot,” Washington recalled in 1999. “He’d say, ‘If you want to sing high notes, you’ve got to pay attention to how you go up there. Take your time. Don’t rush yourself. Once you get used to going up there, it will come easy.’ He played guitar, too. He’d show me how to hit notes and how to run from one note to another and pay attention to why that note fits there. He was like a dad. I could talk to him about anything.
After more than 10 years without a new album, Washington made a comeback with 2018’s “My Future Is My Past.” The album reunited him with Thomas for a duet on the old Adams song “Even Now” and earned Washington some of the best reviews of his career. A dedicated smoker and drinker with a colorful personal life, Washington battled back from numerous health challenges over the years. Still, his March diagnosis of tonsil cancer was surprising.
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