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03/02/2022 08:59 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
Michael Weikel
by The Skiffle Players
(9 plays) | (0 fans)

Modern-day skiffle from the late great Neal Casal along with Cass McCombs, Dan Horne, Farmer Dave Scher, and Aaron Sperske: https://nealcasalmusicfoundation.org/music/skiffle-players ; https://www.facebook.com/skiffleplayers ; https://theskiffleplayers.bandcamp.com
03/02/2022 08:56 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
Louisiana Love Thing
by Ric Robertson
(9 plays) | (0 fans)

Wed 4/6 @ Neptune w/ Sara Jarosz ; more music from New Orleans ; official video for the title track: https://youtu.be/Bq0hEylSxmk ; http://www.ricrobertsonmusic.com ; https://ricrobertson.bandcamp.com ; https://www.facebook.com/ricrobertsonmusic
03/02/2022 08:52 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
Southern Nights
by Allen Toussaint
(6 plays) | (0 fans)

Toussaint wrote this song (Glen Campbell made it famous in '77) ; live in 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EihE9a_mEE ; a BBC documentary about the great songwriter, producer, performer, “The Allen Toussaint Touch”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnAG6duzsd0
03/02/2022 08:45 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
My Baby Is the Real Thing
by Allen Toussaint
(19 plays) | (0 fans)

Tons of NOLA music tonight in The Roadhouse, and of course that means plenty of the work and influence of the unmatchable Allen Toussaint ; part of an interview with him and Irma Thomas in 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KxrMGO8iYk
03/02/2022 08:42 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
There's a Break in the Road
by Betty Harris
(2 plays) | (0 fans)

1969 Sansu single, written & produced by Allen Toussaint ; she’s still out there performing! https://www.betty-harris.com ; https://www.facebook.com/BettyHarrisMusic
03/02/2022 08:38 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy

Palmer's debut solo album ; this track and others on the album featured The Meters (that's Art Neville on keyboards), and was written by Allen Toussaint ; live video from 1979: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg_nlH5N96k
03/02/2022 08:35 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
Give It Up
by Lee Dorsey
(5 plays) | (0 fans)

With The Meters and Allen Toussaint ; Allen Toussaint talking about Lee, Dr. John, Ernie K-Doe et. al.: http://somethingelsereviews.com/2012/05/03/one-track-mind-allen-toussaint-on-dr-john-and-the-meters-lee-dorsey-the-band-and-ernie-k-doe
03/02/2022 08:32 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
Gossip
by Cyril Neville
(7 plays) | (0 fans)

His debut solo single on Josie, backed by The Meters (which he was in with brother Art) ; Galactic performing this song w/Cyril at Tipitina's in 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc1is9RoNgA ; https://www.facebook.com/CyrilNeville
03/02/2022 08:29 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
Ease Back
by The Meters
(27 plays) | (0 fans)

1969 debut album ; got their start as the house band for Sansu, label led by Allen Toussaint ; some live footage with an intro by Dr. John in 1974: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5IQ0y8wllk
03/02/2022 08:24 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
This Time
by Neal Francis
(21 plays) | (0 fans)

Wed 5/25 @ Madame Lou's (part of the new Croc: https://www.thecrocodile.com/madame-lous) ; official video for the album's title track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf4kC90iUao ; also released an album of demo versions of these songs: https://ffm.to/kcr12003d ; https://www.nealfrancis.com ; https://www.facebook.com/nealfrancismusic
03/02/2022 08:14 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
Lah Tee Tah
by James Booker
(9 plays) | (0 fans)

2018 reissue of the 1973 recordings, with expanded liner notes by Lily Keber, director of the “Bayou Maharajah” documentary: https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2018/07/26/james-booker-the-lost-paramount-tapes-1973 ; http://www.bayoumaharajah.com
03/02/2022 08:11 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
Fairchild
by Willie West With The Meters
(4 plays) | (0 fans)

1970 single on Josie ; written by Allen Toussaint, who experimented with acoustic guitar on this one: https://homeofthegroove.blogspot.com/2008/07/willie-west-genuine-soul-survivor.html ; http://www.ponderosastomp.com/music_more/247/Willie+West
03/02/2022 08:08 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy
Trouble With My Lover
by Betty Harris
(2 plays) | (0 fans)

1968 Sansu B-side to "Ride Your Pony" ; still going strong these days: https://www.betty-harris.com ; https://www.facebook.com/BettyHarrisMusic
03/02/2022 08:06 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy

Mississippi-born artist, working with Johnny Sangster and with Mikey Post & Ben Trokan from Reigning Sound: https://www.nodepression.com/album-reviews/bronwynne-brent-makes-songs-about-connecting-on-undercover ; this song live on the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04w9mw0/player ; https://www.facebook.com/BronwynneBrentMusic ; https://www.bronwynnebrent.com
03/02/2022 08:03 PM
DJ: Greg Vandy

1963 B-side to “Part Time Love” ; Johnny sang with the Mighty Clouds of Joy before expanding into secular music ; http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Little%20Johnny%20Taylor.html
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