Happy Mother’s Day
She’ll play you like a pinball, she’ll tease you like a clownShe’ll ramble on for hours but she'll never let you downHer love can’t be denied Happy Mother’s Day
Musical Worldview
Sugar And Ice
The song "Sugar And Ice" tells the age old tale of a man struggling with his woman but with little twists and lines that represent my life. "I need a Dixie and a whiskey". My Paw Paw drank Dixie beer and loved his IW Harper whiskey. "Hanging in the Quarter, shooting...
What Live Music Is All About
How It Started
I remember my first gig that I played on Bourbon Street. There was a Hammond organ in the club. I didn’t even know how to start it because it’s got a motor and everything. So I had to find another organ player down the street and ask him to come help me start it. Once...
Papa Grows Funk Reunion
With thanks to Keith Spera and The New Orleans Advocate... "When Papa Grows Funk went on an “indefinite hiatus” in June 2013, bandleader and keyboardist John “Papa” Gros promised they would play again — and why not? Over the previous 13 years, Gros, longtime Wild...
New Orleans Music
Lessons From George Porter
George Porter Jr. taught me how to function in different musical environments. You adapt by having faith in the people you play with, trust in your upbringing and comfort knowing your ears will lead the way.
Tipitina
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