Offbeat Cover for December, 1997

December 1997 Contents

Cover Story

Allen Toussaint Decks the (Rock and Roll) Hall of Fame

Features

1997: Year in Review

Bill Summers: The Essence of Kwanzaa

Talking Tracks with Allen Toussaint

BackTalk

George Porter, Jr.

Dis 'n' Dat

Musician Magazine’s Best Unsigned Band Competition, Rock for Tots, The Language of New Orleans Vol. 2, Dash Rip Rock & More

Bluesworthy

Anson Funderburgh and Sam Myers & Holiday Blues Gifts

Dirty Rice

Tommy Comeaux (1952-1997) and the first-ever Carrier Fest

Eye Music

The Clyde Connell Ramble

Feedback

The Normals and A Few Changes at Monaco Bob’s

Film & Video Bits

The Ice Storm and One Night Stand

Grapevine

Studio in the Country is Alive and Well

Plugged In

Shopping for Local CDs On-Line; NOPD Gets Interactive

Savoring Sin City

Indulgent Holiday Lunches

Straight, No Chaser

In the Red: The Old and the New

Street

WYLD Talent Show, Partners-N-Crime, Don B. & Pierre

Talkin' 'bout New Orleans

The Life & Times of Ronnie Barron, Lloyd Price & Ernie K-Doe

Reviews

Aaron Neville, Aaron Neville’s Soulful Christmas (A&M)

Al Hirt, The Al Hirt Collection (Razor and Tie)

Allen Toussaint & Friends, A New Orleans Christmas (NYNO)

Delbert McClinton, One of the Fortunate Few (Rising Tide)

Ellis Marsalis, Syndrome (Elm)

G. Love and Special Sauce, Yeah, It’s That Easy (Okeh/Epic)

Gregg Allman, One More Try: An Anthology (Capricorn)

Gregg Allman, Searching for Simplicity (Sony)

Harry Connick, Jr., To See You (Columbia)

Jane’s Addiction, Kettle Whistle (Warner Brothers)

Jelly Roll Kings, Off Yonder Wall (Fat Possum/Capricorn)

Kalamu ya Salaam, My Story, My Song (AFO)

Roland Guerin, The Winds of the New Land (Turnipseed Music)

The Cold, Three Chord City (Top Pop)

The Congregation, Good Old Time Flavor (Necta Music)

The Normals, Your Punk Heritage (Airline 61)

The Slackers, Redlight (Hellcat)

The Zion Harmonizers, A Gospel Christmas (C&G Music Partners)

Various Artists, A Traditional Jazz Christmas (Priceless Jazz)

Wayne Toups, Toups (New Blues)

Bookmark

Courtney Love: The Real Story & Other Holiday Reading

Mojo Mouth

Johnny Adams Benefits, Walks of Fame, OffBeat Music Awards and more…

Letters

Letters December 1997