A memorial will be held for local keyboardist, Mighty Joe Longa who passed away on Aug. 30. The memorial to celebrate Longa’s life will take place 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Moose Lodge, 9062 Memory Lane, in Lemon Grove.
Lunga played in San Diego bands and clubs for over 35 years. For years he played every Thursday night at Texas Tea House with Tomcat Courtney. He played with Copenhagen in the 1970s, they were the house band at Webb’s (now Winston’s).
Other musicians Longa played with through his long career included Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates, master fiddler Doug Kershaw, King Biscuit Blues Band, Buddy Blue and the Jacks, Powerthud and Rainy Blue. He played with Joey Harris and the Mentals with Mojo Nixon until the time of his passing. Longa also played the role of “Hitchhiker Joe” in the Rugburns video.