May 1994

Bluesworthy

Louisiana Musical Landmarks
At Jazz Fest, music is always as close as the nearest stage. But outside the Fair Grounds, Louisiana also has its… – Michael Tisserand
Crescent City Gold-en Boys
They say you can never go back, and were it not for the determination and persistence of one local woman, a… – Keith Spera
Cyril Neville: The Fire Inside
"I'm speaking for Cyril Neville-I'm not speaking for the Neville Brothers." That disclaimer, offered at the start of a recent… – Keith Spera
Irma Thomas: Time Is On Her Side
Walk Around Heaven, Irma Thomas' fine new gospel album, closes with a gorgeous ballad called "Where We'll Never Grow Old. "… – Keith Spera
Quint Davis: Man at the Top
Quint Davis was one of the young workers at the Tulane Jazz Archive that northeastern concert promoter George Wein recruited to… – Keith Spera
Night Crawling: OffBeat's Annual Guide to Fest-Life After Dark
– Kathleen Rippey
Dr. John Comes Clean
The Good Dr. John's profile is as high these days as it’s ever been. Rhino Records issued the Mos'scocious anthology, the… – John Sinclair
Harold Battiste: One For All
Harold Battiste is a sax player, a record maker, a jazz educator. His story, as told to John Sinclair, is an… – John Sinclair
At Play in the Tent of the Lord: The Story of the Jazz Fest's Gospel Tent
When in doubt, go to the Gospel Tent has long been my Jazz Fest motto. The reason? Because that place always… – Geraldine Wyckoff

Fest Focus: Charles Brown
The blues of Charles Brown is urbane and stylish and sad, and jazzy in its intelligence. It seduces and enchants. It… – OffBeat Magazine
Fest Focus: Jon Cleary
Certain psychological camps claim that personality is a product of environment, but English piano maestro Jon Cleary is a damn strong… – Scott Jordan
Fest Focus: Wasserman/Weir
Busted down on Bourbon St. Set up like a bowling pin Knocked down, it gets to wearing thin They just won’t… – Scott Jordan
Fest Focus: The Band
When recent Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Band arrive for two Jazz Fest performances, drummer and lead vocalist… – Scott Jordan
Fest Focus: Governor Jimmie Davis
"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine ... " The song's been covered by Lawrence Welk and Cowboy Mouth, Mitch… – Michael Tisserand
Fest Focus: Randy Newman
Don't remember much about my baby days But I been told We used to live on Willow in the Garden District… – Michael Tisserand
Fest Focus: Sonny Landreth
Sometime before dawn, a tugboat, regularly moves its freight up the darkened Vermilion River, south of Lafayette, inching through black woods… – Michael Tisserand