“I’ve always looked for music for the bars I’ve worked in. Stumbled across Nellie Lutcher and she was one of the first black crossover artists in the 1940s—on Capitol Records no less; a nationally recognized musician from Lake Charles, Louisiana. People described her as the female Louis Jordan. She was a pianist as well as a vocalist. Standard jive and jump tunes. Swing! Are you familiar with the song ‘Fine Brown Frame’? That’s the name of this drink. It’...