the crowing rooster blues is an incredible record. it is the only commercially recorded accordion blues record made in mississippi in the 1920s. the record was recorded on december 10,1927. it features the nasty raw accordion and vocals of walter rhodes backed by the intricate guitar work of pet and can. pet and can were brothers maylon and richard harney. richard harney was considered robert johnson`s equal on guitar. after mayon (pet ) died, richard (can) developed the ability to play both his own and his late brother`s guitar parts. his abilities to play multiple parts made him a legend in the delta. richard harney made his living as a riano tuner.
the crowing rooster blues allegedly influenced charley patton to create the banty rooster blues.
my favorite instrumental by travis wammack. a teen guitar prodigy who played with eddie bond and billy lee riley. he then went to muscle shoals. duane allman tried to recruit him to join the allman brothers.
“Louisiana is the only place in the world you can knock on your heroes’ doors and they receive you with open arms. … Sometimes you can even start bands with them.”– C.C. Adcock
Adcock will be showcasing “The Promised Land,” a fascinating documentary film on the Lafayette band that has been called a “bayou version of the Traveling Wilburys.” The film has been shown at such prestigious venues as the SXSW, Cannes, Tribeca, Melbourne, and World Music Expo festivals. Lil’ Band o’ Gold also just released a companion soundtrack — its sophomore album and first new CD in a decade — on Australia’s Dust Devil Music label.
Delivering an up-close look at Louisiana’s diverse music cultures, “The Promised Land” follows Adcock through the swamps and prairies to profile each band member, starting with perennial Ponderosa Stomp favorite Warren Storm, the septuagenarian legend who was coaxed back behind the drum kit to anchor the all-star aggregation.
Rounding out the group is a roll call of Acadiana’s finest players, each a master in his own right: Grammy-winning songwriter and pianist David Egan; Cajun accordion virtuoso Steve Riley; saxophonists Dickie Landry and Pat Breaux; steel-guitar wizard Richard Comeaux; and bassist Dave Ranson. Also appearing are guitar ace Paul “Lil Buck” Sinegal, angel-voiced Tommy McClain of “Sweet Dreams” fame, and Monroe multi-instrumentalist Kenny Bill Stinson.
Lil’ Band o’ Gold’s members have been tapped to play with an astonishing array of music icons: Robert Plant, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Bo Diddley, Philip Glass, the Talking Heads, Clifton Chenier, John Hiatt, Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester, Nick Lowe, BeauSoleil, and Eric Clapton, to name just a few. Come check out “The Promised Land” to learn why.
“For those who wonder how it is that so much great music seems to emanate like mist from the swamps of Louisiana, ‘The Promised Land’ provides a convincing, amusing and sometimes moving cinematic treatise on the subject,” says “Gettysburg” director Ron Maxwell. “Films about making music must, by definition, include performance. Watching the sometimes casual, sometimes intense creative process of these ragin’ Cajuns is nothing less than captivating. This is a film you don’t want to end. In fact, where’s their next gig? I’ll fly, I’ll drive, I’ll walk.”
“The Promised Land” was directed by Matthew Wilkinson and co-produced by C.C. Adcock and the late Tarka Cordell. Barney Cordell served as executive producer. The film features original music by Lil’ Band o’ Gold as well as songs from recently deceased Cajun songwriting legend Bobby Charles. The late Donald “Uncle D” Sinegal, the unforgettable 6-foot-7 MC for countless Acadiana bands, also appears in the movie.
here is an early version of you`re gonna miss me.
the song was written by roky erickson under the alias emil schwartzie and was originally done by the spades, roky`s first band. it was then redone by roky when he joined up with tommy hall and the lingsmen to form the 13th floor elevators.
Here is some flip cam video I shot at the recent Stomp gala. It’s not the greatest- but it will give you an idea of what went down.
The video features music by Lil Buck Sinegal and the Top Cats with Stanley Buckwheat Zydeco Dural, Bobby Allen, Jay Chevalier, Frogman Henry, Al Carnival Time Johnson, and Dave Bartholomew. Others appearances include Wardell Quezergue, Dr. John, Harold Battiste and Warren Storm.
The Louisiana State Museum Foundation honored legendary producer Dave Bartholomew, studio owner Cosimo Matassa and the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation recently at the Cabildo in New Orleans. The event marked the 60th anniversary of the Fats Domino release “The Fat Man,” widely considered the first rock ‘n’ roll record, which Bartholomew arranged and Domino recorded at Matassa’s J&M Recording Studio. Currently on display in the museum is “The Secret History of Louisiana Rock ‘n’ Roll,” which was curated by the Ponderosa Stomp and features exhibits about Domino, Bartholomew and Matassa’s contributions to early rock ‘n’ roll.
totally insane rocker by earl hooker. earl hooker was considered the finest blues guitarist from chicago to the delta. he was taught by robert nighthawk and was john lee hooker`s cousin.
howlin wolf -down in the bottom. it features the king of the outer space guitar hubert sumlin. one of my all time favorites, it was always played on the juke box while eating fried chicken at miss alberta`s restaurant.
