I just heard tonight that Stevenson was gone. I am so sad. We met when he was editing Piano Players at Mississippi ETV, where I was a production assistant. Later I went to work for him for several months in his beautiful home/office on Banks St. Many fond memories of him and Polly... Our work styles didn't match and we parted not on the best of terms, but ten years later we reconnected at a conference in NO, and it felt great to be on good terms again.

Stevenson's videos are compelling. As many times as I dubbed Piano Player, I loved at more each time. I was so looking forward to his video on Allen Toussaint.

After Katrina I thought about Stevenson and wondered about what he had lost and how he was faring. I grieve for the New Orleans he introduced me to: Eddie Bacquet's red beans and rice, Liuzza's on Bienville, meeting Allen Toussaint, Tuts Washington, and Fess's widow. I just imagine the enormity of all the losses was too much for Stevenson. My thoughts are with his family.
Mary McComb