Blog: PopMatters

New Orleans' history is fraught with tragedy and triumph. Both are reflected in the city's vibrant, idiosyncratic music community. This excerpt tells of but one of the city's musicians captured in this fine book; the somewhat curmudgeonly, terribly talented Gatemouth Brown. Excerpted from Chapter 1: Gatemouth Brown's Last Ride, from Groove Interrupted: Loss, Renewal, and the Music of New Orleans by Keith Spera, published August w011 Copyright © 2011 by Keith Spera and reprinted by permission of St. Martin's Press, LLC. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. Gatemouth [...]