Music
Snooks Eaglin, Teasin’ You (Hep Cat)
This Black Top Records reissue takes us back to 1991 when Snooks Eaglin was at the apex of his career. The song list here reads like a set he would […]
Boo Boo Davis, Ain’t Gotta Dime (Black & Tan)
If you’re into the stripped down, North Mississippi/Fat Possum sound, then Boo Boo Davis might just be for you. Chord changes here are a rarity and entire songs can consist […]
Meet De Boys
Let’s face it, music is as much a part of Mardi Gras as Zulu, Rex and hangovers. Not surprisingly, the majority of classic Mardi Gras songs were recorded during the […]
Earl King and Roomful of Blues, Glazed (Hep Cat)
This is the return of a very good old friend as Hep Cat has reissued one of the earliest albums from the catalog of New Orleans’ Black Top label. Earl […]
Obituary: Bobby Charles (1938-2010)
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 […]
Chuck Carbo, Life’s Ups and Downs (504)
Several people with well-regarded opinions will, without prodding, tell you that the most distinct voice of the classic period of New Orleans rhythm and blues belonged to Chuck Carbo. That’s […]
Ben Maygarden, Come On, If You’re Coming (Shortstack)
If you’ve got a hankering for some blues to go along with your bottle, this is worth checking out. Working man-about-town by day and musician by night, Maygarden puts together […]
Lloyd Price and William Waller, The True King of the 50’s: The Lloyd Price Story (Lloyd Price)
Unless you’ve read several vanity/self-published books, I doubt you’ve ever encountered a publication quite like this one. Lloyd Price is definitely a most important figure in the pantheon of New […]
Swamp Dogg, Give ’em as Little as You Can… As Often as You Have to…or a Tribute to Rock ’n’ Roll (S-Curve)
Considering Swamp Dogg, a.k.a. Jerry Williams, is one of the most brilliant songwriters of his generation—this man wrote “If I Could Do It All Over Again (I’d Do It All […]
Creole Stringbeans, Creole Stringbeans (Stringbeans)
When I moved here in the late 1970s from a country with a maple leaf on its flag, there were bandslike the Creole String Beans all over the New Orleans […]
