Americans disagree, often fanatically, on the definition of a barbecue. In Texas, where I come from, for example, it means smoking meat 0 most prominently brisket, sausage and ribs 0 0low and slow,0 with indirect heat from hardwood coals; variants on this, often using different meats, are standard operating procedure in Kansas City, Memphis, the Carolinas, and other parts of the South. But to many people, barbecuing still means grilling hot dogs, hamburgers and steaks quickly over intense direct heat from charcoal briquettes. There is one thing about barbecues, however, that we can all agree on: To have a good one, you must have good music. (A swimming pool doesn0t hurt, either.) Barbecue music should be summery, rollicking and upbeat, with a deep groove. It should also be familiar to most of the guests 0 the better to bind them in a copacetic communal bond 0 though the host is advised to throw in a few left-fielders just to prove that he definitely knows his stuff. There are many songs about barbecue; to hear some, simply go to the top of this page and select 0track0 in the search box and the words 0barbecue,0 0bar-b-q0 or 0BBQ0 in the slot […]

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