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Blue Bone Express ends the memorial for Peter Van Kleef with a rendition of "New Orleans Second Line."

Oakland says goodbye to Peter Van Kleef

Family and friends gathered on Saturday to celebrate the life of bar Café Van Kleef’s owner, who passed away on Tuesday, leaving behind his legacy as the “godfather of Uptown Oakland.”

By Akira Olivia Kumamoto on September 14, 2015
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