Terrifying News from America this evening as the terror attack on a favourite American city is announced here. All our thoughts go out to the people of such a vibrant city with its musical history of high spirits it’s own Mardi Gras that the streets of ‘Nawleans' should bear the brunt of yet another psychopath killing ten pedestrians by careering his vehicle into the innocent and injuring over 30 including two police officers.
While I never managed to get there on my visits to American cities when I worked for a publishing company over there, regulars will know how important the musicians and history of such joyous city home to its own brand of Rhythm n Blues are to me from Archibald, Tuts Washington, the maestro Professor Longhair to the Toussaint’s hit factory featuring the Neveille Broithers, Fats Domino, Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, Dave Mathews and the Meters to Dr John and Irma Thomas and The Wild Tchoupitoulas! Not to mention my taste expanding outward from there to the Cajun and the Fais do-do of Zydeco throughout Louisiana!
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