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 ...

When Irma Thomas and Deacon John Moore played the first night of the Dew Drop Inn’s grand reopening party, it had been more than 50 years since live music filled the historic Central City venue. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

A redevelopment of the Dew Drop Inn, New Orleans‘ leading Black music entertainment venue in the Jim Crow era, has broken ground in Central City. The groundbreaking at the dilapidated structure, ...

NEW ORLEANS — The four men sitting on creaky chairs out front amounted to a crowd in the empty city. They hardly moved during the day because of the heat and the thick air, but nighttime was so ...

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, ...