Ed Bradley gets Jazz Funeral at New Orleans Jazz Fest

[BOSSHOG]

CBS's Ed Bradley, known in the Big Easy as the 60 Minute Man and called by Jimmy Buffet, "Teddy Badly" got a Jazz Funeral in his honor in connnection with the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz Fest, complete with second line strutters just as he requested in his will. Bradley, who died in November, always attended the Fest and in the 80's Jimmy Buffet pulled him up on stage and gave him a tambourine. He became part of the fest ever since and Fest organizers say Bradley's portrait will be part of the Fests "Ancestors" Exhibit honoring people important to the Festival.

[madokie]

1. Cool

Boss you live in a very interesting place, I just hope to get to visit the area some day

[BOSSHOG]

4. Actually teammate

we are about 50 miles from the epicenter but we get down often. A jazz funeral is a sight to behold.

[AspenRose]

2. I watched his memorial service on CSPAN back in November

Choked up then.

I would love a Jazz funeral homecoming. That would be awesome.

[SteveM]

3. Thanks for posting this. A great send-off! (nt)

[KamaAina]

5. One of the last real journalists AND a New Orleans fanatic!

There was a masterful man. We will not see his like again. :(