Shoorah!
- posted by Mail Clerk @ 12:02 AM | Permanent Link

After I begged him to do a post about it, Dan over at Home Of The Groove wrote a bit about the history of the word "Shoorah" (or "Shoo-Ra") in New Orleans music. Bottom line, nobody really knows what it means, but it's been the inspiration for several great songs. My favorite is by Allen Toussaint. His version, as well as the cover by Betty Wright (scroll), are well worth your download time. Available, of course, for a very limited time.

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