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The second line is a tradition in parades organized by Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs (SAPCs) with brass band parades in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The "main line" or "first line" is the main section of the parade, or the members of the SAPC with the parading permit as well as the brass band.
Second-line parades are community-driven, informal processions, often organized by social aid and pleasure clubs, or as part of a larger public gathering like a funeral or a celebration. The term ...
Two people were killed and 11 others were hurt in two shootings that erupted 45 minutes apart near a second line parade in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Ten were shot in the ...
Second-line parades — so-called because observers often follow behind band members to form a second line of marchers — are a longstanding tradition in New Orleans. Sunday's parade was an annual event organized by the Nine Times Social Aid & Pleasure Club.
Jazz Religion, the Second Line, and Black New Orleans. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 2009. ... "Jazz Funerals and Second Line Parades" KnowLA Encyclopedia of Louisiana. Ed.
Andrews, a New Orleans cultural icon who led countless processions as grand marshal of jazz funerals and second-line parades, has died at age 69. Andrews, known across the city as the “Mother of ...
Second line may refer to: Second Line, a 2021 album by American singer-songwriter Dawn Richard. Second line (ice hockey), an offensive unit generally composed of second-tier players; Second line (parades), a tradition in brass band parades in New Orleans, Louisiana, as well as an associated traditional dance style
Second line is a unique New Orleans parade where a jazz band accompanies the family of the deceased at the grave site with somber tunes. But once outside the cemetery, as the procession hits the streets, the band erupts into celebratory life-affirming music as the bereaved dance in celebration of the life of the deceased.