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Artists
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Bobby Charles
 Bobby Charles
“Listen to Bobby Charles on Time Will Tell”
In the annals of South Louisiana rock ‘n’ roll, few names are as legendary as that of Bobby Charles, nee Robert Charles Guidry. Hearing Fats Domino’s “Goin’ Home” on the radio in 1952, Charles remembers the epiphany this way: “That was it, it changed my life forever. It hit me hard. Something hits you that hard you don’t forget it.”
Signed to Chess Records in 1955 (label prexy Leonard thought he was black and nearly kicked the bucket when he stepped off of the plane for their first meeting!), Charles commenced a recording career that produced such out-and-out classics as “See You Later Alligator,” “Time Will Tell,” and “On Bended Knee.” After meeting Domino at a gig in his hometown of Abbeville, Charles wasted no time in penning one of his most memorable hits, “Walkin’ To New Orleans.” He hit his idol again with “Before I Grow Too Old” which, in the hands of swamp poppers such as Tommy McClain, would soon become the national anthem of South Louisiana night life. Charles has never stopped writing and recording, though he retired from live performances  so many years ago that we’re still pinching ourselves that he’s actually playing the Stomp! As Classie Ballou would say, “Yeeeeaaaah Baby!!!!”
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