Issue Articles
Never Once Got Whupped: A Look into Lee Dorsey’s Boxing Career
When Irving Dorsey and his brothers were growing up, their dad, New Orleans soul-funk singer Lee Dorsey, filled the family garage with boxing equipment such as sand bags. “Our father […]
Louis Armstrong’s Secret Nine: A Baseball Story
Louis Armstrong loved baseball. Couldn’t get enough of it. At one point, the trumpet legend drew up a list of his favorite Brooklyn Dodgers (Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Gil […]
Musician Graves in New Orleans Cemeteries: Celebration Stations
Even at his final resting place, Professor Longhair serves as a source of musical inspiration and ambition. At Mt. Olivet Cemetery and Mausoleum in New Orleans, among the many, many […]
