HERMITAGE, Tenn. (WTVF) — When a husband and wife opened their business, they set out to feed people, give them a place for great music and also give a little history. The history is even in their ...
At their heart, juke joints are more informal bars, where food and liquor are cheap, the hours are late, and the vibes are all about Black culture. The smell of cigarette smoke and fryer oil hang in ...
Johnson keeps Christmas lights glowing all year long. His joint’s other ornaments include disco mirror balls, mirror fragments, musical instruments, photos of blues musicians and, hanging from the ...
The blues runs deep through Orlando Paden’s veins. As a child, he danced for nickels and quarters by the jukebox. He cleaned, crushed cans, and bagged them. He’d greet Mr. Bill, the bouncer, at the ...
The television chef welcomes readers into her family’s juke joint with fried fish, banana pudding pancakes, and whiskey-spiked slushies. Korsha Wilson is a New York City-based food writer who covers ...