Gulf Coast Blues

Downright depressing, isn’t it? It’s unfathomable at the moment to take in the amount of havoc, destruction, and chaos that Hurricane Katrina caused along the Gulf Coast. My brother in law and his girlfriend, both residents of New Orleans, now sit in a friend’s home in Birmingham, Alabama, as they watch news reports showing their neighborhood submerged, while the remaining living residents get plucked from rooftops or caught looting on camera. My prayers go out to anyone affected by this disaster…

The Swan Silvertones: Savior, Pass Me Not (mp3) – from the Big Easy Soundtrack

The Neville Brothers: Yellow Moon (mp3 – live at KBCO) – studio version is the title track on their 1989 album

• The American Red Cross