Ponderosa Stomp #4
Music Festival
April 2005 Rock ‘n’ Bowl, New Orleans
*This is from a past festival, Current Ponderosa Stomp info can be found here.
Fourth Annual Ponderosa Stomp
April 26th, and April 27th, 2005, at the Rock N' Bowl, New Orleans
From 5 P.M. till 2 A.M Nightly, Admission $35 per Night
Celebrating the Unsung Heroes of the Blues, Soul, Rockabilly, Swamp Pop and New Orleans R&B
Night 1, "A brand new dance called 'The Crawl'", Tuesday, April 26th, 2005:
Master of Ceremonies:
Earl Palmer
- Scotty Moore
- Nokie Edwards of the Ventures
- Link Wray
- Lonnie Brooks Plays Guitar Jr.
- Johnny Farina Of Santo And Johnny,
- Brenton Wood
- Travis Wammack
- Ace Cannon
- Arch Hall, Jr
- Barrence Whitfield
- Plas Johnson
- The Carter Brothers
- Blowfly
- H Bomb Ferguson
- Lady Bo with Clifton James
- House band Classie Ballou and the Family Band
- Larry De Rieux
- James "Blood" Ulmer
- Henry Gray
- Dale Hawkins
- DJ Fontana
- Billy Swan
- Hayden Thompson
- Joe Clay
- Little Freddie King
- Freddy Roulette
- Matt Lucas
- Herbert Hardesty
- House band Deke Dickerson & the Eccofonics.
Night 2, "You left the water running.", Wednesday, April 27th, 2005:
Master of Ceremonies:
Earl Palmer
- Robert Lockwood JR
- Archie Bell
- Betty Harris
- Nathaniel Mayer
- Mando And The Chili Peppers
- Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
- House band Lil Buck Sinegal and the Top Cats Reunion featuring Stanley "Buckwheat Zydeco" Dural
- Johnny Jones
- Roy Head
- Barbara Lynn
- Dennis Binder
- Lazy Lester
- Warren Storm
- Skip Easterling
- Ray Sharpe
- Barrence Whitfield
- Phil Phillips
- Eddie Bo
- Jay Chevalier
- Eddie Kirkland
- Al "Carnival Time" Johnson
- Jimmy Elledge
- Plas Johnson
- Willie Tee
- House band Deacon John and the Ivories
- Herbert Hardesty
- Zigaboo Modeliste
- The Bad Roads
- Zakary Thaks
- House band Deke Dickerson & the Eccofonics.
Tickets
Tickets for the Fourth Annual Ponderosa Stomp are still available. All tickets are $35 per night and are general admission - re-entry is allowed.
Advance tickets are available in New Orleans at:- Louisiana Music Factory
210 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. (504) 586-1094. - Rock n' Bowl
4133 South Carrollton Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119. (504) 482-3133.
Tickets will be available at the door the night of the show.
Advance "Will Call" Tickets are no longer available online.
The Rock n' Bowl, Mid City Lanes, New Orleans
The venue for the Ponderosa Stomp. The Stomp will be using the upstairs and the downstairs for performances, with one admission for both venues. The upstairs capacity is about 700 and downstairs is 300. The Rock and Bowl has a full service bar and serves food- and you can even bowl. For more information visit www.RocknBowl.com. For questions about the facilities, call Shannon at the Rock N Bowl at (504) 482-3133.
Hotel Accommodations
Special discounted hotel rooms are available for the Ponderosa Stomp at $75.00 plus tax at Holiday Inn Express Hotel New Orleans, 221 Carondelet Street, New Orleans. The rooms can be booked online at Holiday Inn Express Hotel New Orleans web site, call 1-800-HOLIDAY. Please mention the rooms are under the Mystic Knights of the Mau Mau. The Hotel Le Cirque and The Cotton Exchange Hotel are now completely booked for the duration of the Stomp.