3: Soul and blues singer WALLACE JOHNSON. His new CD is "Whoever's Thrilling You" (NYNO--a new label headed by Allen Toussaint). It's his first full-length album and marks his return to the music scene after a 20-year absence. He gave up his music career for steadier work as a longshoreman in 1972 in order to take care of his wife and five children. Friends convinced him to return to performing around the New Orleans area in 1993 and this year he appeared at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES AFTER THE CU
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