The life of legendary blues musician, Walter "Wolfman" Washington was celebrated Wednesday with a jazz funeral and procession. He died of cancer December 22 at 79 years old. Michelle Washington was his beloved wife. "He was the kindest, gentlest man I ever met. He was the most generous person. He never said a bad word about anybody," she said. Part of the New Orleans music scene for over 60 years, Washington played guitar for Lee Dorsey, Johnny Adams, and Irma Thomas before starting his band, The Roadmasters, in 1986. For about two decades he's played weekly at the Maple Leaf Bar and d.b.a.