The Leslie Speaker

The Leslie Speaker

by | Jul 12, 2018 | News

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...
Same Old Same

Same Old Same

by | Jul 9, 2018 | News

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....
When The Fun Begins

When The Fun Begins

by | Jul 6, 2018 | News

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...