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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 3:31 pm to ItzMe1972
Damn. Big fan. My buddy Zach Edwards just did a show with Dege. Sad. RIP.
Posted on 3/9/24 at 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 4:18 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 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 10:29 pm to ItzMe1972
quote:He HAD a BA in philosophy.
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.
Posted on 3/10/24 at 3:13 pm to ItzMe1972
He used to have jam sessions in an office building in the Oil Center in Lafayette near my office. I could hear them jamming when I’d walk outside. And once I met him and we talked about music. He was a very nice and humble guy.
Posted on 3/10/24 at 5:07 pm to ItzMe1972
He was always super nice to me when we worked together at Ray's Sports Bar and Grill in the kitchen. 98-99.
Sucks to hear. He had some good songs.
Sucks to hear. He had some good songs.
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