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The Dew Drop Inn is set to reopen in winter 2023, the developers announced Thursday (Oct. 19) in a press release. The distinctly New Orleans landmark in Central City has been restored to its former glory as one of the country’s most culturally significant music venues. Once known as “the South’s swankiest spot,” the Dew […]
Beginning this fall, the legendary Dew Drop Inn in Central City is set to host live music for the first time in more than half a century. The city’s leading Black music venue for three mid-century decades, the club billed as “the swankiest spot in the South” holds a hallowed place in New Orleans cultural […]
Vernon Winslow's first radio job was to teach white disc jockeys to sound black so they could play black music since he wasn't allowed to be a DJ. That soon changed.
The window at 2836 La Salle St. tells of an earlier attempt to revive the Dew Drop. (Uptown Messenger) Plans to revive the historic Dew Drop Inn music venue and hotel in Central City moved another step forward last week with the City Council’s unanimous approval. “Putting this back into commerce is a wonderful, wonderful thing,” said District B Councilman Jay Banks before the conditional use application went up for a vote. “It adds to the musical legacy of the wonderfully musical city that we have. I am extremely excited about this.” The city’s leading Black music venue for three ...