Tenth Annual Ponderosa Stomp
September 16th and 17th, 2011
The Howlin’ Wolf, New Orleans

This milestone year will be hailed with tributes to the essential New Orleans sound engineer Cosimo Matassa, Stax Records, Excello Records and Southern music with Allen Toussaint, William Bell, Big Jay McNeely, Eddie Floyd, Lady Bo, Sir Mack Rice, Lazy Lester, Dave Bartholomew, The Bo-Keys w/ Skip Pitts and Howard Grimes, Carol Fran, Classie Ballou, Warren Storm and more.

Celebrating the seminal songs that formed the backbone of American pop culture from the post-war era through the generations is not for the meek of heart – founder Dr. Ira (Dr. Ike) Padnos and his fellow members of the Mystic Knights of the Mau Mau specialize in finding performers missing from the stage for decades as well as reuniting the bands who’ve not performed together in decades. The New York Times described it thusly, “Among other things, the Stomp is a gathering of survivors: musicians who have been picking, pounding and wailing professionally for many decades, and whose gray hair and career setbacks haven’t tamed their music yet.”

The Tenth Annual Ponderosa Stomp Concert will take place September 16 and 17 at the Howlin Wolf, 907 South Peters St. in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The show will run from 7:30 pm–2:30 am. Tickets are $40 a night the first 2 weeks they are on sale, and then $50 a night.

2011 Ponderosa Stomp Concert Schedule   Friday, September 16 Main Stage
7:30–7:45		BOBBY ALLEN with LIL’ BUCK & THE TOP CATS
7:45–8:00		CLAYTON SAMPY with LIL’ BUCK & THE TOP CATS
EXCELLO TRIBUTE
8:00–8:15		CLASSIE BALLOU with LIL’ BUCK & THE TOP CATS
8:15–8:30		CAROL FRAN with LIL’ BUCK & THE TOP CATS
8:30–9:30		LAZY LESTER, WARREN STORM and JAMES JOHNSON with LIL’ BUCK & THE TOP CATS
COSIMO TRIBUTE
9:45–10:55		ALLEN TOUSSAINT AND BAND with SPECIAL GUESTS: DAVE BARTHOLOMEW, CLARENCE "FROGMAN" HENRY, ROBERT PARKER, THE WILD TOUSAN
11:10–11:25		JEAN KNIGHT with LIL’ BUCK & THE TOP CATS
11:25–11:40		LITTLE LEO with LIL’ BUCK & THE TOP CATS
11:45–11:55		CP LOVE with LIL’ BUCK & THE TOP CATS
11:55–12:00		AL JOHNSON with LIL’ BUCK & THE TOP CATS
12:00–12:10		EARL STANLEY with LIL’ BUCK & THE TOP CATS
12:10–12:20		GG SHINN with LIL’ BUCK & THE TOP CATS
12:35–12:50		FRANKIE FORD with MICHAEL HURTT AND HIS HAUNTED HEARTS
12:50–1:05		JAY CHEVALIER with MICHAEL HURTT AND HIS HAUNTED HEARTS
1:05–1:30		JIVIN’ GENE with MICHAEL HURTT AND HIS HAUNTED HEARTS
2:00–2:30		THE CREOLE ZYDECO FARMERS featuring JOCKEY ETIENNE
Friday, September 16 Den Stage
7:45–8:15		DEKE DICKERSON: ONE-MAN BAND
8:30–9:15		AL JOHNSON
9:30–10:30		BOBBY RUSH (SOLO)
10:30–11:15		JAY CHEVALIER
11:30–12:15		WARREN PREJEAN of THE CREOLE ZYDECO FARMERS

Saturday, September 17 Main Stage
7:30–7:45		LITTLE FREDDIE KING
7:55–8:25		LAVELLE WHITE with DEKE DICKERSON AND THE ECCOFONICS
8:25–8:40		CLIFFORD CURRY with DEKE DICKERSON AND THE ECCOFONICS
8:40–9:10		BIG JAY NCNEELY with DEKE DICKERSON AND THE ECCOFONICS
9:20–9:55		ARCH HALL, JR. & THE ARCHERS featuring ALAN O’DAY and JOEL CHRISTIE with GENE OLIVERI
10:00–10:30		BILLY BOY ARNOLD with DEKE DICKERSON AND THE ECCOFONICS
10:30–10:40		JOE CLAY with DEKE DICKERSON AND THE ECCOFONICS
10:45–11:15		LADY BO with DEKE DICKERSON AND THE ECCOFONICS
11:25–1:25		THE BO-KEYS TRIBUTE TO STAX AND MEMPHIS SOUL FEATURING: WILLIAM BELL EDDIE FLOYD SIR MACK RICE OTIS CLAY SKIP PITTS HOWARD GRIMES
1:35–2:05		GUITAR LIGHTNIN’ LEE
2:05–2:30		THE SLUTS
Saturday, September 17 Den Stage
7:45–8:45		RUDY RICHARD with SPECIAL GUEST LAZY LESTER
9:00–10:00		LITTLE FREDDIE KING
10:15–10:45		JIMMY “DUCK” HOLMES
10:45–11:30		LITTLE FREDDIE KING
11:45–12:15		JOHNNY LEGEND with DEKE DICKERSON