Oliver Stokes Jr. had his priorities, the most crucial of which were taking care of his family, looking out for the students he worked with and getting everybody at any given party out on the dance floor.Stokes, known to many as New Orleans DJ Black N Mild, died March 19 due to complications from coronavirus.
He was 44 years old. Stokes is credited for bringing the sound of New Orleans bounce to the radio through his shows on myriad NOLA stations."When no one else wanted to give them a chance, he was the one who gave them their chance," his wife Cassandra Stokes tells Billboard.