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bourbon

[boor-buhn, bawr-, bohr-, boor-bawn, bur-buhn] / ˈbʊər bən, ˈbɔr-, ˈboʊr-, burˈbɔ̃, ˈbɜr bən /


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There’s even a tiny pop/rock subgenre of songs based on Anne Rice’s vampire novels: Sting’s “Moon Over Bourbon Street,” Annie Lennox’s “Love Song for a Vampire,” and Concrete Blonde’s “Bloodletting.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Banished by the restored Bourbon monarchy, David went into exile in Brussels in January 1816.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Last year, he sold out three headlining gigs at L.A.’s biannual Netflix Is a Joke Festival — two shows at the Belasco Theater and one at the Bourbon Room.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

Among the more than 2,500 Monty beat from across the country, was nine-year-old Bourbon, who snapped up runner-up - or Reserve Best as they are known in the show.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025

“I learned on Bourbon Street from giants in the earth,” I said.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck