November 17, 2010 – 4:03 pm
Last weekend, Joseph, Alex and I schlepped up to Cleveland to attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s American Music Masters series tribute to Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. On Friday evening, there was a packed house at Cleveland’s House of Blues for the Rebirth Brass Band and Trombone Shorty (who continues to impress [...]
November 15, 2010 – 9:38 am
New Orleans is such a rich subject for investigation that it can easily lead you astray. To some extent, the city and its music worked it misleading magic on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s tribute to Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew Saturday night in Cleveland. Rather than focusing solely on Domino’s recordings and [...]
November 13, 2010 – 4:57 pm
The conference portion of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s American Music Masters tribute to Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew just concluded. The day included interviews with Bartholomew, musicians who played with Domino and Bartholomew, and Lloyd Price (conducted by OffBeat‘s Jeff Hannusch). As a part of the programming, writer Daniel Wolff presented footage [...]
November 1, 2010 – 12:08 am
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will focus attention on the accomplishments of New Orleans legends Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew for its 15th annual American Music Masters series. The event, dubbed “Walkin’ to New Orleans: The Music of Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew,” is scheduled for November 8-13 in Cleveland and will include [...]
September 21, 2010 – 5:52 pm
Rock ‘n’ roll history is loaded with awkward ironies and bitter injustices. One of New Orleans’ finest is that the one-time home of J&M Studios at 838-840 N. Rampart St.—arguably the studio where rock ‘n’ roll was born—is now a laundromat, and the only remaining vestige of what it once was is the tilework in [...]
Here’s Champion Jack Dupree rearranging Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That a Shame” as a boogie woogie in 1978 with Lee Allen on tenor sax.
The oily Pelican State has a history of figuring out how to have a party, even under adverse conditions. Those good times have often been helped along by beer and liquor, so it’s no surprise that adult beverages have contributed significantly to the state’s songbook. “I Got Loaded” – Lil’ Bob and the Lollipops [...]
By Jeff Hannusch
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Posted in Features
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Also tagged Aldus Roger, Dave Bartholomew, Don Rich, drinking songs, Jack Dupree, Johnnie Allan, Lil' Bob and the Lollipops, Little Johnny Taylor, Louisiana, Percy Mayfield, Smiley Lewis, Webb Pierce
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February 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
Louisiana lost one of the brightest jewels on its musical crown with the passing of Robert Charles Guidry a.k.a. Bobby Charles on January 14, 2010. The reclusive Charles, 71, who had diabetes and had suffered a bout with cancer, died at home. While Charles was a moderately successful recording artist, he excelled as a songwriter. [...]
January 28, 2010 – 2:00 am
Paul Leslie (a.k.a. Paul Lifestyles), host and producer of TAIT (Time After Island Time Radio), has decided to help New Orleans recovery efforts by strapping on his walking shoes. The Georgia native will be walking (yes, walking) about 300 miles starting from Panama City Florida to the Crescent City to raise awareness of ongoing recovery [...]
December 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
New Orleans and Louisiana have produced more Christmas music than people realize. Here are the highlights, all of which are available at Louisiana Music Factory or online music services: Johnny Adams: Christmas in New Orleans (Mardi Gras): Adams is still in fine voice late in his career, and his “Sleigh Bells” is one of the [...]
