DELAND — His long, big-knuckled fingers are folded over hospital sheets with nothing to do. His tenor saxophone — English-made, pearl-keyed — is out of reach, at home. Noble “Thin Man” Watts hasn’t ...

Playing saxophone on the porch of his Crystal Beach cabin for hours at a time is how Dale Gothia will be remembered by his loved ones. Gothia, an original member of the Boogie Kings, died on Tuesday ...

Ask Jon R. Smith about personal highlights from his 59 years as a saxophone player and he can talk for hours. The Lake Charles native played on “Toulouse Street,” the 1972 album that helped turn the ...