I managed fairly easily to come up with four American cities beginning with L without having to resort to the two big hitters of Los Angeles and Las Vegas,
Lawrence,Ks by Josh Ritter from his 2002 album Golden Age of Radio was always going to appear. The same album gave us Harrisburg earlier in the series. The county seat of Douglas County, Lawrence has a population of 95K making it the 6th largest city in Kansas
If you are wondering why there is a picture of Mohammed Ali above wonder no more. His home town was Louisville the largest city in Kentucky with a population of 633K. It sits on the Ohio River which is where local boy Mohammed Ali (then Cassius Clay) threw his Olympic gold medal into in anger having been refused entry to an all white restaurant. This incident is the subject of the song Louisville Lip by Freakwater on their Springtime album.
Little Rock is the state capital of Arkansas with a population of just over 200K and houses the William J Clinton Presidential Library and Museum. Little Rock is also the title song from an 2005 album by Hayes Carll.
Finally not for the first or last time in this series we turn to Lucinda Williams. I had two choices Lake Charles or Lafayette. Lake Charles has featured here a couple of times before so I have gone for Lafayette in Louisiana with a population of 121K. George posted this song and another referencing the city on his State of the Union -Louisiana post but it is the first time round from me .From one of her earlier albums 1990's Happy Woman Blues when she was more Blues than Americana.
M next and Memphis will not feature given my previous Memphis v Nashville compare and contrast series.
Modesto's Not That Sweet, according to The Hold Steady.
ReplyDeleteI never included Lubbock as it featured under D as part of Downey to Lubbock by Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore
DeleteOne mention of Lubbock is enough for anybody.
DeleteI'm gutted Lexington didn't make the cut.
ReplyDeleteSoz!
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