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Jonathan O'Beirne

  • Photojournalist, CNN
East Coast United States
As seen in: CNN, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, WFSB-TV (Hartford, CT), The Gwinnett Daily Post, The Citizen (Rockdale and Newton Counties), Clayton News, Henry Herald, KCAU-TV (Sioux City, IA), Jackson Progress-Argus
CNN Photojournalist - Former Producer @GreatBigStory. Have camera, will travel.
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Musician Fred Yonnet connects his neighborhood, and the world, during COVID-19

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By Jay McMichael, Jonathan O'Beirne
| KCAU-TV (Sioux City, IA) Verified
by: Jay McMichael and Jonathan O'Beirne CNN Posted: May 28, 2020 / 06:50 AM CDT / Updated: May 28, 2020 / 06:55 AM CDT (CNN) – Covid-19 fractured Fred Yonnet’s musical life. The acclaimed harmonica player’s band, Frederic Yonnet and The Band with No Name, could not play together. Their gigs were canceled. There was nowhere to practice. As Yonnet quickly found out, face masks and harmonicas do not live in harmony.
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Musician Fred Yonnet connects his neighborhood, and the world, during Covid-19

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By Jay McMichael, Jonathan O'Beirne
| WFSB-TV (Hartford, CT) Verified
Covid-19 fractured Fred Yonnet's musical life. The acclaimed harmonica player's band, Frederic Yonnet and The Band with No Name, could not play together. Their gigs were canceled. There was nowhere to practice. As Yonnet quickly found out, face masks and harmonicas do not live in harmony. Born in Normandy, France, Yonnet moved to Washington, DC in 2001, where he eventually befriended Dave Chappelle. Chappelle, in turn, introduced him to Prince and Stevie Wonder.
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Musician Fred Yonnet connects his neighborhood, and the world, during Covid-19

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By Jay McMichael, Jonathan O'Beirne
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch Verified
Musician Fred Yonnet connects his neighborhood, and the world, during Covid-19 Covid-19 fractured Fred Yonnet's musical life. The acclaimed harmonica player's band, Frederic Yonnet and The Band with No Name, could not play together. Their gigs were canceled. There was nowhere to practice. As Yonnet quickly found out, face masks and harmonicas do not live in harmony. Born in Normandy, France, Yonnet moved to Washington, DC in 2001, where he eventually befriended Dave Chappelle.
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