Work: Working In The Coal Mine

Lee Dorsey: Working In The Coal Mine

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Working In A Coal Mine brought together two Kings of the New Orleans music community - its greatest composer, Allen Toussaint and R&B singer/songwriter/musician, Lee Dorsey. It's hard to hear the words "coal mine" and not think of this song. Listening to Lee plaintively ask "how long can this go on?" causes me to start thinking of my nice comfy bed.

With Hurricane Gustav bearing down towards New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, let's send good thoughts to the folks living in the danger zone. I couldn't imagine what it would be like having yet another disaster hit the area in just three years time.