A Vietnamese Mardi Gras krewe.
The Black longshoremen of Mobile’s Banana Docks.
A meditation on rice and belonging.
This Food Issue isn’t just about what Southerners eat—it’s about who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.
Norbert Putnam
About
Norbert Putnam has played bass in the original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and as a session musician on countless recordings in Nashville. "We Had it All" is excerpted from his memoir Music Lessons.