Follow the Mississippi River south from Memphis, Tennessee until it hits the Gulf of Mexico and you'll wind up in New Orleans. I took that trip a couple times during my brief tenure in the South, and it was the richest musical education a man could ever ask for. My first night, sitting down for dinner, a second line band marched off the street and right through the restaurant, into the kitchen, and out through the back yard. Infused with the melodies and rhythms of French, Spanish, and African peoples, New Orleans is a long simmering musical gumbo, home to many of my all-time favorite artists. The French Quarter Festival kicks off this weekend, so we're bringing a taste of the Crescent City right into your home.
- Java Allen Toissaint
- Street Parade Earl King
- Lucille Little Richard
- Big Chief - Complete Version Professor Longhair
- Here Come The Girls Ernie K-Doe
- Cissy Strut The Meters
- Goin' Down Allen Toussaint
- Hand Clapping Song The Meters
- Give It Up Lee Dorsey
- Bouncin' Back Mystikal
- Back That Azz Up Juvenile
- Shooter - Album Version (Edited) Lil Wayne
- Hercules Aaron Neville
- From A Whisper To A Scream Allen Toussaint
- Mojo Hannah Tami Lynn
- Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya Dr. John
- Indian Red Treme Brass Band
- L'ouragon BeauSoleil
- Release Me Clifton Chenier
- Ruler of My Heart Neville, Irma Thomas
- Blue Monday Fats Domino
- Si Tu Vois Ma Mére Sidney Bechet
- St. James Infirmary Louis Armstrong
- Summertime Sidney Bechet