Always for Pleasure

A look at the spirit of New Orleans. First a funeral: Allen Toussaint explains that you arrive slow and cut up afterwards. Then it's food, with a lesson in eating crayfish at Frankie and Johnny's. Next, a St. Patrick's Day party: New Orleans celebrates holidays on the streets. Then it's preparation for Mardi gras, with roots in slave days, when slaves gathered on Sund... Read all

Director: Les Blank

Cast:Kid Thomas , Allen Toussaint , Blue Lu Barker , Irma Thomas , Professor Longhair , Amos Landry , George Landry , Booker Washington , Sylvester Martin , Aaron Neville , Art Neville , Charles Neville , Cyril Neville , Deacon John Moore , Dr. John , Les Blank , Maureen Gosling