R.I.P. Bunny Matthews (15 February 1951 - 1 June 2021)

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New Orléans music journalist and cartoonist Bunny Matthews passed away two days ago after an intermittent but long battle with cancer.





His Vic and Nat'ly comic strip made its debut in The Times-Picayune newspaper of New Orléans in 1982 and has since then appeared on a regular basis in both The Times-Picayune and other area publications.





His artwork can also be seen gracing the sides of the delivery trucks of the Leidenheimer Baking Co. of New Orléans:





Here are tracks by some of his favourite artists from New Orléans and area whose music he reviewed over the years:


I Hear You Knockin' - Smiley Lewis

I Want to Walk You Home - Fats Domino

Come On - Earl King

Go to the Mardi Gras - Professor Longhair

Gonzo - James Booker

Groove Me - King Floyd

Cissy Strut - Meters

Fiyo on the Bayou - Neville Brothers


Bunny Matthews actually wrote some of the album liner notes for Smiley Lewis, Earl King, James Booker and the Meters.