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FILE - In this April 27, 2012, file photo, Frankie Ford looks out toward the crowd as he plays on the Acura Stage during the The New Orleans Classic Review show featuring him, Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, and Robert "Barefootin" Parker at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. Ford, a rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues singer whose 1959 hit "Sea Cruise" brought him international fame when he was 19, is dead at the age of 76. (Chris Granger/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP, File) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; USA TODAY OUT; THE BATON ROUGE ADVOCATE OUT; THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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