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Thanksgiving holiday show is about being home
To me, the Thanksgiving holiday is about being at home with loved ones. And so this show is about getting home and being home. After Earl King sings about “Eating and Sleeping” (a succinct description of the typical Thanksgiving Day), … Continue reading
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Tagged 007, Clifton Chenier, Earl King, home, Kelcy Mae, Lena Prima, Lloyd Price, Papa Grows Funk, Paul Sanchez, Thanksgiving, The Radiators
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June Yamagishi delivers excellent argument for open borders
June Yamagishi shocked his agent when he announced that despite a revered career as a guitarist in Japan, he wanted to live and work in New Orleans. On the occasion of his 65th birthday, this episode of Sweeney’s Gumbo YaYa … Continue reading
What makes New Orleans drummers and drumming unique?
There’s something special about New Orleans drummers. A statement I read and hear regularly and while my untrained ear suggests that is true, I cannot in my own words explain why. Drum Magazine has made it easy for me though … Continue reading
