John Edward Robichaux

 

 

Age: 90

 

Summary: musician and nephew of famed New Orleans jazz bandleader John Robichaux who was a drummer who played extensively in New Orleans including with the bands of Kid Shots Madison and Kid Thomas Valentine, as well as for decades with the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra and whose vocals can be heard on their albums, who also played in the traveling musical One Mo' Time.

 

 

Cause of Death: Drowned in the floodwaters during Hurricane Katrina

 

Born: May 16, 1915

 

Died: August 29, 2005

 

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana