Tom Downs

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Tom is a native Californian, born in the San Francisco Bay Area. He went to school in Los Angeles, figured out California was not the real world, and vagabonded around the planet with a Vietnamese girl named Fawn. They hit Europe, Asia, New York City, and New Orleans. When Tom and Fawn started having kids, they settled into a flat in San Francisco's Chinatown. Tom is author of Lonely Planet's New Orleans city guide and San Francisco city guide. He has contributed to LP's USA, California and Ireland books.

Mixing it up in New Orleans

Article by Tom Downs, November 2006

Part requiem, part celebration, join Jelly Roll, Fats and friends in this tribute to the Big Easy. Read the full article ›

Tags: Music • New Orleans

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