When the Downtown Memphis Association pulled the plug on the Memphis Christmas Parade last year, the Whitehaven Community Christmas Parade became the only Christmas parade to be held anywhere in Memphis. This year, the event attracted a record crowd, and some school bands from outside Whitehaven, including Booker T. Washington High and Manassas High. The sunny, warm weather undoubtedly contributed to the increased attendance.
The Men of Class second-line comes to an end at the Yacht Club on North Broad Street, 10/21/12
#343 Stooges Brass Band Why They Have To Kill Him @ Men of Class 2012 (by John Shaw)
The Men of Class arriving at the Yacht Club on Broad Street at the end of their second-line, 10/21/12
#342 Stooges Brass Band Why They Have To Kill Him @ Men of Class 2012 (by John Shaw)
The Stooges Brass Band play their tribute song to Joseph “Shotgun Joe” Williams as the Men of Class second-line comes down the Broad Street Bridge toward the Yacht Club. Williams was a Hot 8 Brass Band member who was shot to death by New Orleans police in 2004, 10/21/12
The Men of Class second-line heading back across the bridge to the Yacht Club on Broad Street where it began, 10/21/12
#328 Men of Class 2012 (by John Shaw)
At the Men of Class second-line in Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
#327 Stooges Brass Band Enjoy Yourself @ Men of Class 2012 (by John Shaw)
The Stooges Brass Band plays Michael Jackson’s “Enjoy Yourself” with the Men of Class second-line in Uptown New Orleans, 10/21/12
