Issue Articles — Letters
March 2014 Letters to OffBeat Magazine
NOT KNOWING BETTER John Barry makes a good point in the February issue about Aaron Neville changing “cracker” to “farmer” in Neville’s version of Randy Newman’s “Louisiana 1927.” But both […]
February 2014 Letters to OffBeat Magazine
GEORGE BUCK I appreciated the remembrance of George Buck [In Memoriam, January 2014]. I remember when Palm Court opened. I was in town not long after and met George. He […]
January 2014 Letters to OffBeat Magazine
TEARS OF JOY Maybe it’s the two glasses of wine I just drank, but Bonnie [Raitt]’s comments [Backtalk, December 2013] about Allen Toussaint making her want to be a classier […]
December 2013 Letters to OffBeat Magazine
NOT JUST THE NORMAL Just wanted to say thanks for the kind words and the article [“Sounding It Out” by Paul Sanchez, November 2013]. It was really a fun read […]
November 2013 Letters to OffBeat
VANICOR I read [“Cajun Iron Horse,” October 2013] on my iPad. Wonderful! Read it to my daddy. He was extremely touched—he teared up. Thank you [Dan Willging] for such a […]
October 2013 Letters to OffBeat
SARAH MCCOY Great to see the piece on Sarah McCoy in the August edition. I ran into Sarah and the Oopsie Daisies at the Spotted Cat during Jazz Fest this […]
September 2013 Letters to OffBeat
LEROY Love this story and thank you OffBeat! Leroy and Katja are some of the best and continue to make New Orleans music the world over. —Michelle Minyard, New Orleans, […]
August 2013 Letters to OffBeat
WELCOMING ALL TYPES This is in response to Jan Ramsey’s Blog post “Live In The City. Or Not?” which questions the opposition to developing entertainment on Rampart Street.—Ed. As a […]
July 2013 Letters to OffBeat
THE NAZZ ARE BLUE I haven’t kept up with Todd Rundgren at all, but I do have a slight addition. [Backtalk June 2013] In a probable 1968 Hit Parader magazine, […]
June 2013 Letters to OffBeat
BASEMENT ZYDECO In Dan Willging’s Ernest James Zydeco review [March 2013], he says, “no sea level zydeco band would ever sing about being in a basement.” I think my favorite—Terrence […]
