Publicity photo of Gert Town Native Tami Lynn aka Gloria Brown
“Do you remember your first love affair?”
Tami Lynn née Gloria Brown whispers on Introduction To A Love Affair, the first cut off her debut LP Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone.
It’s heart-wrenching.
Tami Lynn grew up in the hard-scrabble Gert Town section of New Orleans 16th Ward. To this day there are parts of the neighborhood that have dirt streets and houses without indoor plumbing. more
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