The Interstate Barbecue September 29th 2008 Suggested Listening for this Entry: Some Little Milton from his days on the Malaco Record Label in the 1990's and the early 2000's. Start with "The Blues is Alright", "Annie Mae's Cafe", "A Juke Joint in My House" and "She Know How to Wear a Hat". (A video clip from earlier in Little Milton's career is included at the end of this entry.)
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North America » United States » Tennessee » Memphis Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
In the fall of 2008, I spent twelve days in the Midwest and Midsouth in search of good barbecue. Along the way, I saw a baseball game in St. Louis, caught a couple of bands, visited a couple of casinos on vastly different parts of the Mississippi, and got to see a competition barbecue team at work. The trip began in St. Louis before heading south to Memphis and on to the Mississippi Delta. I returned to St. Louis for a couple of days before taking a train to Kansas City to drop in on the American Royal Barbecue, the largest barbecue contest in the world. While in Memphis, I was joined by a ... full info