Philly Gumbo, pioneers of New Orleans music in Philadelphia, returns to Mt. Airy
March 4, 2016
One Saturday night 35 years ago at Taker’s Cafe in Maplewood Mall in Germantown two men began to play music for an eclectic crowd, one pounding an old upright piano and the other delivering soulful vocals via a beat-up microphone and tiny amplifier. Within a few songs they had people up and dancing. That was…