, the longtime bassist in the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, suffered a minor stroke Jan. 8 while on tour. He remains hospitalized in the Washington D.C. area. Payton, 67, is a versatile bassist ...

Walter Payton Jr., the genial bassist who anchored the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and shaped generations of public school students, died Thursday at Kindred Hospital-New Orleans following a ...

First established in 1970 and in 1999 renamed after former Chicago Bears running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter ...

Preservation Hall Director Ben Jaffe today wrote his recollections of the late bassist Walter Payton, who passed away yesterday: Walt’s been a part of my as long as I can remember. I started studying ...

While the musicians of Preservation Hall’s famous band have evolved over the years — the great clarinetist Ralph Johnson died late in 2009, and bassist Walter Payton had a stroke in January ...

It was called NFL Man of the Year Award from 1970 until 1999, when it was renamed for Hall of Famer Walter Payton after his death in 1999. Payton was the recipient of the honor in 1977.

"The Preservation Hall Jazz Band suffered a serious blow, earlier this week, with the passing of bassist Walter Payton. Still, they played on (bassless) - with a photo of Walter, surrounded by ...

Walter Payton/Bass and Vocals: Born and raised in New Orleans' Uptown neighborhoods, Walter's first brushes with Preservation Hall came in the early sixties when Allan Jaffe would lend him his ...

In 2010, the Grammy-winning trumpeter Nicholas Payton wrote a blog post after the death of his father, Walter Payton, a longtime Preservation Hall musician. Payton’s screed was colored by grief ...

REMEMBERING WALTER PAYTON ON HIS DEATH Walter Payton, legendary Jackson State running back, selected for NFHS Hall of Fame Robert Brazile Brazile was drafted in the first round as the No. 6 pick.

Walter Payton was in perpetual motion — the tailback was always most comfortable that way. He traveled about four days a week for appearances, speeches and various business ventures.

The members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band occupy a singular position as ambassadors of the unmistakable sound of contemporary New Orleans, while also having deep roots into the Crescent City ...