Lou Donaldson, Alto Saxophone Master and 'Alligator Bogaloo' Hitmaker, Dies at 98

By PEOPLE.com | Nov 12, 2024 at 09:31 PM EST

Jade Gomez, a Digital Music Writer at PEOPLE since 2024, has been featured in various publications. Lou Donaldson, a renowned jazz saxophonist, passed away at 98. His impactful career included hits like "Ode to Billie Joe" and collaborations with jazz legends.

Did you find this insightful?

Bad

Just Okay

Amazing

We are preparing, please wait

New Alert

Select an alert type

Sentiment Spike

Send email alert if news sentiment changes significantly

Mentions Spike

Send email alert if has a surge in mentions

Choose sentiment spike or mentions spike or both to receive email alerts and app notification for the selected stock.
Note: Please be aware that you will receive an email only once a day, around 8:00 AM (EST), in the event of any spike.
In future if you don't want to receive any email then delete stocks added into alert section.