Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The signage of the Dew Drop Inn, a historic hotel and nightclub on LaSalle Street in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS – Curtis Doucette Jr ...

Sixty-three years ago, Irma Thomas borrowed the saucy song “Hip Shakin’ Mama” from Patsy Vidalia, the drag emcee at the Dew Drop Inn. On Friday, Thomas brought it back. The Soul Queen of New Orleans ...

Irma Thomas headlined the lovingly restored Dew Drop Inn’s opening night on Friday, March 1. In a glittering outfit, the delightful soul queen of New Orleans ruled from the venue’s stage on a ...

If the walls at the Dew Drop Inn could talk, they would probably sing. Maybe they’d also laugh along to memories of comedy acts and marvel at the panoply of other performers who came through, and ...

After years of anticipation, the historic Dew Drop Inn, a cornerstone of New Orleans’ cultural landscape, has been meticulously restored to its former glory, reclaiming its status as one of the most ...

The Dew Drop Inn, the storied Central City music hall and stopping point for top African-American musicians touring through the Jim Crow South, will have a new owner next month who plans to reopen the ...

NEW ORLEANS — A piece of music history is coming back to life. Friday night, the newly-renovated Dew Drop Inn will kick off a three-day series of shows after being closed for more than 50 years.

Lori Savageau was three days into her new job at the Dew Drop Inn the first time something weird happened. She’d arrived at the down-home Grass Valley landmark at 8 o’clock that morning, locked ...

In this second installment of Hallowed Sound, journalists from the USA TODAY Network examine the state of race in country music, scour the South in search of untold stories and shine a light on a new, ...