JAZZ/BLUES/REGGAE: Location: 828 N Highland Ave Telephone: (404) 873-BLUE Clientele: Young/Mature Adult Format: Blues Calendar: Live Entertainment Mon – Sat Cover/Minimum: Yes/No Dress: Casual/Classy URL: www.blindwilliesblues.com omments: Named after Atlanta’s most renowned blues star, “Blind Willie” McTell, Blind Willie’s looks and feels like everything a blues club should be. The building dates back to the …
I met Leah Chase in 1960 while visiting my Great Aunt, Elizabeth Rudison Haynes, in the Lafitte Projects, a housing project in the Tremé District of New Orleans. At 90 years old, Aunt Elizabeth’s word was gospel among family members. She took one look at me and told my mom, “that boy is thin as a rail. Baby, here’s a dollar, go across the street to Dooky’s and get yourself a sandwich.” I immediately went outside, crossed the common grounds at a good pace and was greeted by Leah Chase as I strolled up to the counter of Dooky Chase Restaurant. She studied me, smiled, then asked, “what you want darlin’? My response, I don’t know. She then said, “you wait right here,” came back 5 minutes later and said, “try this oyster po’boy.” I have been hooked on Dooky’s ever since and a lifelong fan of “Mama” Chase.