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  I spent most of my second night in New Orleans in pursuit of the Crescent City's culinary delights, but did manage to catch a nightcap at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz […]

The last time I was in New Orleans was December 2004, eight months before Katrina devastated this fragile and fabulous city at the southeast end of Louisiana. Arriving here last

 As soon as I dropped off my bags in Memphis Sunday morning, I immediately hailed a cab and headed to the south end of town. No, I wasn't going to

It may only be a four-hour bus ride from Nashville, but the music of Memphis could hardly be more different than its country-and-bluegrass neighbor. Memphis is the cradle of the

  Greetings from Nashville – or, as it's more commonly referred to down here, "Music City." I arrived here last night just as the Titans were wrapping up their loss

(photo: Elvis' and Col. Parker's 1977 holiday card) Merry Christmas to all! As with last year's trip to Ireland, I'll be taking advantage of the time off between Christmas and

 There are some voices which simply cannot be imitated. In the world of rock and roll, one of those voices clearly belongs to Ronnie Spector, who was back at B.B.

  Sometimes, the day job has its perks: thanks to some folks I do business with, I was invited on Wednesday to Craftsteak for a five course meal cooked by

I've just learned the sad news that Liam Clancy, the guitarist and last surviving member of The Clancy Brothers, died this past Friday at age 74. For those of you