The New Orleans canon is pretty light on summer songs, probably because it’s a topic nobody can work up much enthusiasm about. But we dug deep:

Anders Osborne: “Summertime in New Orleans”

https://youtu.be/QmbwGy6IUHI

Perhaps the definitive song specifically about New Orleans summers, this one outlines the favorite pastimes from chewing ice to crashing Kermit’s barbeque. A big hit on WWOZ, not least of all because they’re namechecked in the lyrics three times.

Leigh Harri...