EC in new Hurricane Katrina book

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Keith Spera, music critic for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, has written a book entitled Groove Interrupted: Loss, Renewal and the music of New Orleans, and as you might expect, there's mention of EC and Allen Toussaint working together.

Here's a brief excerpt from the Times-Picayune review (http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/201 ... why_k.html):

"A who’s who of those who barely skipped a beat after Katrina includes Jazz Fest impresario Quint Davis, who staged a successful fest only eight months later, bringing in New Orleans supporter Bruce Springsteen for one of the most moving sets in memory.

Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Famer Allen Toussaint, who lost his Gentilly home, found an unlikely but somehow perfect collaborator in Elvis Costello, with whom he recorded the Grammy-nominated “The River in Reverse.” Classically trained trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard, who found “a muse named Katrina,” wrote the music for Spike Lee’s “When the Levees Broke,” and the Grammy-winning “A Tale of God’s Will (A Requiem for Katrina),” which Spera calls “the most intelligent, articulate and elegant musical expression” of the storm to date. "

Keith and Allen will be doing a book reading, signing and performance on Aug. 2nd at Octavia Books in New Orleans.
http://www.octaviabooks.com/event/groove-interrupted