So my question this morning is of course what music should accompany this bit of uplifting Katrina news? When we saw Southside Johnny last Saturday they dedicated "Better Days" to all of the folks involved (and a pile of money, via the buckets being passed around, was raised....nothing like appealing to the sentiments of a room fulla drunk people).
This Franklin Pierce story, in stark contrast to the mass of political ugliness that has recently clotted, gave me hope that maybe this country isn't as far gone as I'd begun to think. So....do kids from New Orleans know or even care about who the Meters and Dr. John are? I sure hope so. I also hope that they rebuild. Heck, I've never even been to New Orleans but I do know what it's all about. That culture is in peoples' heads and hearts. No amount of water can wash it away. At least not completely.
So it's "Iko Iko" and "Junko Partner" for the ride in and "Big Chief", "People Get Ready" and "Meters Jam" for the true start of the weekend.
Article comments
1 - godoggo
The record that has seemed most suitable for me as I read the news, and not one that I normally listen to much, is the first Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra album.
2 - Mark Saleski
oooh, dat's a good one.
i've got it on vinyl.
3 - Andrew
Hi, I'm a producer on the Front Porch. Thanks for the mention of the show and the links to our site. I'm glad you liked the show.
--Andrew