The Leslie Speaker
The Leslie speaker was designed by Don Leslie to work with the Hammond organ. However, Laurens Hammond, who invented the Hammond organ, hated Leslie and his designs and would not let any of his sales dealers sell the Leslie speakers. It wasn't until the jazz and then...
A Great Conversation
When you get four or five guys who know each other very well, it’s a great conversation all night long.
Needle In The Groove
Same Old Same
The song "Same Old Same" from the album "River's On Fire" began with lyrics from Ward, my older brother. They paint a wonderful picture. I was challenged to see how they related to my world and if I could develop them to tell my story. Before I met Becky, my life was...
When The Fun Begins
When I get ready to step onstage and play, I definitely have that mentality of “I'm John Papa Gros and I play Hammond organ and piano and I'm gonna to play some New Orleans music for you, right now.” And I'm really serious about it. And that’s when the fun...
Dallas Concert
See John Papa Gros at Sundown at Granada in Dallas on July 21st! BUY TICKETS
Bourbon Street
A lot of people talk bad about Bourbon Street, but it’s a great music education. If you’re there for the right reasons, you can’t replace that kind of education. The chops, stamina and strength that you get from Bourbon Street — there’s nothing else like it. All that...
4th of July
Happy 4th of July
New Orleans Music
New Orleans is a neighborhood town. All of our music comes from neighborhoods. Fats Domino came from the Ninth Ward. The Neville Brothers came from uptown, the Thirteenth Ward. But every neighborhood has its own little take on this music and it has been evolving for...