Axman of New Orleans -- Louisiana

Published: Nov. 27, 2020, 2 p.m.

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You know what they say, y\'all, sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And while the story of the Axman of New Orleans has faded into legend over the years, the hate and bigotry so engrained within the tale is just as real now as it was then.   

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Recognition & Episode Credits: 

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My deepest & most profound thanks goes to the Old Gods of Appalachia Podcast team & The Storage Papers Podcast, as well as to Leigh Byers for her amazing work as The Axman Contact Leigh at wlturland@gmail.com 

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Photography: Rhett Noonan https://rhettnoonan.com/

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SHS Woodcut Engraving by the East TN, VA, & GA Railway Co, circa 1883 Thumbnail 

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Artwork: Satire art printed in the Times-Picayune in 1919 

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Sound Design: B. N. Kolbe 

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Intro Song -- Axman\'s Jazz (Don\'t Scare Me, Papa) preformed by Tom Brier 

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Additional Music: "New Orleans Shuffle" -- Halfway House Orch

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"Maple Leaf Rag" -- Halfway House Orchestra 

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"Eccentric" -- New Orleans Rhythm Kings 

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"Riverside Blues" -- King Oliver 

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"Canal Street Blues" -King Oliver 

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"Charley, My Boy" -- Fletcher Henderson Orch

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Outro/Theme Music by Clifton Hicks

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