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RIP - Brother Dege Legg
Posted on 3/9/24 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 3/9/24 at 3:01 pm
Local Lafayette Musician has passed away.
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The Louisiana music community on Saturday was mourning the death of Lafayette’s Dege Legg, aka Brother Dege, a Grammy-nominated musician and writer born and raised in South Louisiana.
Legg, 56, has been described as a Southern-swamp-psych-rock musician turned neo-blues man. He caught the break of a lifetime in 2011 when Quentin Tarantino heard his song, “Too Old to Die Young,” and used it on the soundtrack of his film "Django Unchained."
Being included on the soundtrack helped Legg move from conventional jobs he’d done for years to making much of his living through music.
Legg, who has a BA in philosophy, worked as a cab driver, dishwasher, journalist, manual laborer, warehouseman, mechanic, driver, line cook, and a caseworker in a homeless shelter in order to support his artistic compulsions.
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The Louisiana music community on Saturday was mourning the death of Lafayette’s Dege Legg, aka Brother Dege, a Grammy-nominated musician and writer born and raised in South Louisiana.
Legg, 56, has been described as a Southern-swamp-psych-rock musician turned neo-blues man. He caught the break of a lifetime in 2011 when Quentin Tarantino heard his song, “Too Old to Die Young,” and used it on the soundtrack of his film "Django Unchained."
Being included on the soundtrack helped Legg move from conventional jobs he’d done for years to making much of his living through music.
Legg, who has a BA in philosophy, worked as a cab driver, dishwasher, journalist, manual laborer, warehouseman, mechanic, driver, line cook, and a caseworker in a homeless shelter in order to support his artistic compulsions.
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This post was edited on 3/9/24 at 3:12 pm
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Posted on 3/9/24 at 3:04 pm to ItzMe1972
RIP Brother Dege
Posted on 3/9/24 at 3:07 pm to ItzMe1972
Darn. Sorry to hear that. I was a fan of his.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 3:07 pm to Ghost of Colby
And Im in the process of purchasing his house. Was supposed to close in the 22nd
Posted on 3/9/24 at 3:10 pm to roguetiger15
And Im in the process of purchasing his house. Was supposed to close in the 22nd
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Had an upcoming European tour...
Sad day.
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Had an upcoming European tour...
Sad day.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 3:11 pm to roguetiger15
That sucks. None of that stuff with heirs moves fast.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 3:12 pm to patnuh
Yes he bought the house in November and then must have taken a gig overseas bc he listed it in February and we jumped on it. A house in bendel. The realtor texted us this morning. No telling how long this will play out but I am sincerely sorry for his loss. He seemed like a very influential person for our heritage
Posted on 3/9/24 at 3:21 pm to roguetiger15
Was he sick or is this the demon?
Posted on 3/9/24 at 3:31 pm to ItzMe1972
Damn. Big fan. My buddy Zach Edwards just did a show with Dege. Sad. RIP.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 3:35 pm to Jester
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Was he sick or is this the demon?
It was intentional. I’ll leave it at that. RIP.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 4:01 pm to ItzMe1972
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BA in philosophy,
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worked as a cab driver, dishwasher, journalist, manual laborer, warehouseman, mechanic, driver, line cook, and a caseworker in a homeless shelter
should have learned a trade amirite.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 4:02 pm to Jim Rockford
Some people are born to wander.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 4:18 pm to ItzMe1972
That's a bummer.
I was a big fan of Black Bayou Construct.
Throwback to the old 307 venue days.
RIP
I was a big fan of Black Bayou Construct.
Throwback to the old 307 venue days.
RIP
Posted on 3/9/24 at 4:28 pm to Roman Candle Tag
Knew him from Santeria back in the day. He was a good performer.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 6:08 pm to ItzMe1972
Damn sad to hear. I enjoyed his stuff. Saw him live, and he did a good show.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 6:11 pm to ItzMe1972
Dege is LSU thru and thru.
Freshman Dege used to dress like a break dancer and actually practiced his fly popping and locking in front of the Union.
Then we got skater Dege the next year. Got himself some baggie shorts and Vans to do skateboard tricks in front the Union. Used to drag that thing into astronomy class, too.
Took himself way too seriously and he did rob the LSU student healthcenter pharmacy. Opiate Wars Casualty
Freshman Dege used to dress like a break dancer and actually practiced his fly popping and locking in front of the Union.
Then we got skater Dege the next year. Got himself some baggie shorts and Vans to do skateboard tricks in front the Union. Used to drag that thing into astronomy class, too.
Took himself way too seriously and he did rob the LSU student healthcenter pharmacy. Opiate Wars Casualty
Posted on 3/9/24 at 6:30 pm to glassart
What years all that took place?
Posted on 3/9/24 at 6:39 pm to Honest Tune
Man wth... I used to hang with him and the others in Santeria when I was in college. This is a shocker
Posted on 3/9/24 at 6:58 pm to Honest Tune
Astronomy class was fall 1988. Double D Allison Deas sat next to me and Dege sat behind me. Where were you?
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